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Genetical aspects of mineral nutrition — Progress to date

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Genetic Aspects of Plant Mineral Nutrition

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 27))

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Recent years have seen greatly changed attitudes to the utilization of genetic differences in plant nutrition. There is now wide acceptance of the fact that cultivars may respond differently to nutritional factors, and that this may be applied to solving specific problems of soil fertility/stress. This response is under genetic control, and therefore improved response is accessible via screening, selection and normal plant breeding procedures. At the present time, due to perceived need, most work and current advances are taking place in regard to selecting for salinity tolerance, acid soil (Al and Mn) tolerance, and resistance to bicarbonate induced iron deficiency. There are still wide differences concerning selection methods, and clearly quite a number of approaches are possible including plant tissue culture. In some cases we lack adequate field validation of selection procedures. There is still little knowledge of the factors which make some genotypes ‘responsive’ and others ‘non-responsive’. The latter should not necessarily be discarded as frequently they seem adapted to persistence under low fertility conditions, and may thus be a valuable gene source for low-input farming systems.

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Vose, P.B. (1987). Genetical aspects of mineral nutrition — Progress to date. In: Gabelman, W.H., Loughman, B.C. (eds) Genetic Aspects of Plant Mineral Nutrition. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3581-5_1

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