Plant growth and development are regulated by the environmental conditions and availability of mineral nutrients. The uptake of mineral elements is regulated from soil properties and rhizosphere conditions. Abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, high or low temperature, and high or low light conditions affect the assimilation pathway of nutrients in plants. Eco-physiological studies can provide useful information on plant behavior and adaptability on nutrient use efficiency. Nutrient availability, excess, or deficiency can activate several physiological and biochemical pathways that are associated with specific transcriptional changes.
Nutrient uptake and assimilation can be improved by specific treatments with enriched bioactive compounds such as biostimulants. The efficacy of these products is particular evident in plant growth under sub-optimal conditions.
Appropriate methodologies used for mineral nutrition studies such as hydroponic systems and nutrient solution managements for improving plant growth are also welcome.
This Special Issue aims to collect reviews and specific studies in order to provide an updated state-of-the-art collection on plant nutrition and performance.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants/special_issues/Nutrient_Use_Efficiency_Optimal_Stressful_Conditions
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae/special_issues/Stressful_Conditions_Horticulture_Plants
As the prime target of the horticultural crops are aimed at products viz flowers, fruits, nuts etc, a sub optimal / stressful condition is mostly necessary to switch over the plant from vegetative to reproductive phase. Along with physiological data, this should also get special attention while assessing the Nutrient Use Efficiency of crops
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Hello, I am interested to submit an article about Azospirillum effect on N fertilization in sweet corn, is it good for the special issue? Thanks for the answer.
Yours, Sergio
Our plants were not growth in soil conditions.
I have the experiments (and the paper of that) when the plants of soy-beans were treated with DMSO and the photosynthetic and agronomy index were increased 2-3 times. Especially the fumdamental index - the tuber (corm) were increased sensibly. If this is of interest for you,please, write me and I will explene in english my paper.
With regards!
Galia Lazova