Calcium is an essential plant nutrient. It is required for various structural roles in the cell wall
and membranes, it is a counter‐cation for inorganic and organic anions in the vacuole, and …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential component of thousands of proteins in plants, although it is toxic in
excess. In this review, the dominant fluxes of Zn in the soil–root–shoot continuum are …

The diets of over two‐thirds of the world's population lack one or more essential mineral
elements. This can be remedied through dietary diversification, mineral supplementation …

In this chapter, the roles of the macronutrients nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), phosphorus (P),
magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), and potassium (K) in plant metabolism and growth are …

THE PAST DECADE has witnessed increasing concern over the level of business capital
formation in the United States. By some measures there has been a sharp decline in the rate …

Plants constantly sense the changes in their environment; when mineral elements are
scarce, they often allocate a greater proportion of their biomass to the root system. This …

Humans require more than 22 mineral elements, which can all be supplied by an
appropriate diet. However, the diets of populations subsisting on cereals, or inhabiting …

Background and Aims Silicon (Si) in plants provides structural support and improves
tolerance to diseases, drought and metal toxicity. Shoot Si concentrations are generally …

Intercropping is a farming practice involving two or more crop species, or genotypes,
growing together and coexisting for a time. On the fringes of modern intensive agriculture …

This article reviews the responses of plant roots to elevated rhizosphere cadmium (Cd)
concentrations. Cadmium enters plants from the soil solution. It traverses the root through …