Engineering Nitrogen Utilization in Crop Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shrawat, Ashok (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Zayed, Adel (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lightfoot, David A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Plant systematics.; Plant taxonomy.; Plant genetics.; Plant physiology.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant pathology.; Plant breeding.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.

This book discusses and addresses the rapidly increasing world population demand for food, which is expected to double by 2050. To meet these demands farmers will need to improve crop productivity, which relies heavily on nitrogen (N) fertilization. Production of N fertilizers, however, consumes hug...