An Integrative Systems Perspective on Plant Phosphate Research

• Published in: Genes Vol. 10; no. 2; p. 139
• Main Authors: Ajmera, Ishan, Hodgman, T. Charlie, Lu, Chungui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 13.02.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Biological Transport - genetics; Cell division; Chloroplasts; Fertilizers; Food; Food security; Genes; Genotypes; Metabolism; Metabolites; Phosphates - metabolism; Phosphorus; Phosphorus - metabolism; Physiology; Plant communities; Plant growth; Plant Roots - metabolism; Plants - metabolism; Review; Rice; Soil - chemistry; Systems Biology; West Asia; systems biology; mathematical modelling; regulation of phosphate uptake; phosphorus use efficiency; global food security

The case for improving crop phosphorus-use-efficiency is widely recognized. Although much is known about the molecular and regulatory mechanisms, improvements have been hampered by the extreme complexity of phosphorus (P) dynamics, which involves soil chemistry; plant-soil interactions; uptake, tran...