Instant Insights

Chapter 1 - Understanding plant-root interactions with rhizobacteria to improve biological nitrogen fixation in crops: Ulrike Mathesius, Australian National University, Australia; Jian Jin, La Trobe University, Australia and Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Yansheng Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; and Michelle Watt, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Germany and University of Melbourne, Australia;

1 Introduction

2 Understanding existing interactions of plants with nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria

3 Improvements and limitations to nitrogen-fixing associations and engineering new symbioses

4 Conclusion

5 Acknowledgements

6 Where to look for further information

7 References

Chapter 2 - Advances in optimising nitrogen-use efficiency in crop production: J. F. Angus, CSIRO Agriculture and Food and Graham Centre - Charles Sturt University, Australia;

1 Introduction

2 Some definitions of nitrogen-use efficiency

3 Nitrogen demand and supply

4 Practices to increase nitrogen-use efficiency

5 Nitrogen overuse

6 Conclusion

7 Acknowledgement

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Chapter 3 - Advances in understanding uptake and utilization of nitrogen in wheat: Ajit S. Nehe and M. John Foulkes, University of Nottingham, UK;

1 Introduction

2 Forms of plant-available nitrogen and the role of nitrogen

3 Definitions of nitrogen-use efficiency and its components

4 Agronomic improvement of nitrogen-use efficiency

5 Genetic trends in relation to nitrogen-use efficiency

6 Physiological traits for improving nitrogen-use efficiency

7 High-throughput phenotyping for nitrogen-use efficiency

8 Conclusion

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

Chapter 4 - Improving the uptake and assimilation of nitrogen in wheat plants: Jacques Le Gouis, INRA, France and Malcolm Hawkesford, Rothamsted Research, UK;

1 Introduction

2 Nitrogen uptake

3 Nitrogen assimilation

4 Nitrogen remobilization

5 Future trends in research

6 Where to look for further information

7 Acknowledgements

8 References