ReviewThe New phytologist2003
Phosphorus acquisition and use: critical adaptations by plants for securing a nonrenewable resource.
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- Meta-analysis shows that plant mixtures increase soil phosphorus availability and plant productivity in diverse ecosystems.Nature ecology & evolution · 2022Pooled it
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- SlMED25-SlPHR3-SlSPX2 module fine-tunes SlPHR3-mediated transcriptional activation of phosphate starvation response in tomato.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2026Article
- Effects of Establishment-Water Supply Method and Phosphorus Fertilizer Management on Growth, Soil Water Dynamics, and Grain Yield of Drip-Irrigated Winter Wheat.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase facilitates H2A.Z removal in response to phosphate starvation.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Spatio-temporal dynamics of root traits regulate nutrient acquisition and yield of pigeonpea-wheat based system under organic and natural farming.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Darkness Attenuates the Early Transcriptional Response to Phosphate Deficiency in Soybean Roots.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Effects of fertilization on drought responses in saplings of three European trees species.Tree physiology · 2026Article
- Exponential Phosphorus Application Enhances Growth, Photosynthesis and Nutrient Accumulation ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Agronomic, genetic and biotechnological approaches to lower free asparagine content in cereals: state of the art and perspectives.Food chemistry: X · 2026Review
- Desorption of Phosphate from Iron-Bearing Soil Minerals by a Plant Secondary Metabolite.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of the B3 superfamily in response to abiotic stresses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.).BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Woody Plant Diversity and Community Structure Along Elevational and Soil Gradients inEcology and evolution · 2026Article
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Abstract
Phosphorus (P) is limiting for crop yield on > 30% of the world's arable land and, by some estimates, world resources of inexpensive P may be depleted by 2050. Improvement of P acquisition and use by plants is critical for economic, humanitarian and environmental reasons. Plants have evolved a diverse array of strategies to obtain adequate P under limiting conditions, including modifications to root architecture, carbon metabolism and membrane structure, exudation of low molecular weight organic acids, protons and enzymes, and enhanced expression of the numerous genes involved in low-P adaptation. These adaptations may be less pronounced in mycorrhizal-associated plants. The formation of cluster roots under P-stress by the nonmycorrhizal species white lupin (Lupinus albus), and the accompanying biochemical changes exemplify many of the plant adaptations that enhance P acquisition and use. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular studies of white lupin and other species response to P-deficiency have identified targets that may be useful for plant improvement. Genomic approaches involving identification of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) found under low-P stress may also yield target sites for plant improvement. Interdisciplinary studies uniting plant breeding, biochemistry, soil science, and genetics under the large umbrella of genomics are prerequisite for rapid progress in improving nutrient acquisition and use in plants. Contents I. Introduction 424 II. The phosphorus conundrum 424 III. Adaptations to low P 424 IV. Uptake of P 424 V. P deficiency alters root development and function 426 VI. P deficiency modifies carbon metabolism 431 VII. Acid phosphatase 436 VIII. Genetic regulation of P responsive genes 437 IX. Improving P acquisition 439 X. Synopsis 440.
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