Plant nutrition : food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems through basic and applied r...

Table Of Contents:
Local Organising Committee xxxv
Symposium Conveners xxxv
Sponsors xxxvi
International Council on Plant Nutrition xxxvii
Preface xxxviii
Plenary papers

Plant nutrition: Its role in sustainability of simple and complex agro-ecosystems 2(2)

M. van Noordwijk

Plant nutrition research: Priorities to meet human needs for food in sustainable ways 4(6)

I. Cakmak

Genetics and molecular biology of plant nutrition

Molecular mechanisms of potassium and sodium transport in plants 10(2)

J. Schroeder

P. Buschmann

B. Eckelman

E. Kim

M. Sussman

N. Uozumi

P. Maser

Molecular biology of inducible high-affinity nitrate transport in higher plants 12(2)

G. Leggewie

B. G. Forde

K. Piepenburg

M. Udvardi

Genetic engineering of transgenic rice with barley strategy-II genes 14(2)

S. Mori

H. Nakanishi

M. Takahashi

K. Higuchi

N.-K. Nishizawa

Isolation and characterisation of Arabidopsis mutants related to boron nutrition 16(2)

T. Fujiwara

J. Takano

M. Yasumori

M. Kobayashi

Z. Gajdos

K. Noguchi

N. Aoki

H. Hayashi

S. Naito

M. Chino

Phosphorus transport mechanisms in vascular plants: Supply meets complementarity 18(2)

C. Rausch

P. Daram

S. Brunner

N. Amrhein

M. Bucher

Molecular characterization of the effects of phosphorus on' the development of root hairs in Arabidopsis 20(2)

L. Herrera-Estrella

J. Lopez-Bucio

C. Grierson

Confirmation and characterization of a major QTL for P uptake in rice 22(2)

M. Wissuwa

N. Ae

Regulatory levels of ammonium transport in response to varied N nutrition in tomato 24(2)

S. Wilken

P. Walch-Liu

W. Jost

I. Borel

W. B. Frommer

N. von Wiren

Identification of members of the MIP family as urea transporters in Arabidopsis thaliana 26(2)

L. H. Liu

N. von Wiren

N use efficieny and amino acid transport in rape (Brassica napus L.) 28(2)

J. Tilsner

G. Lohaus

Overexpression of an endogenous citrate synthase gene in tobacco 30(2)

F. U. Hoeren

A. E. Richardson

P. Hocking

E. Delhaize

Isolation and characterization of white lupin proteoid root expressed sequence tags (ESTs) associated with plant hormones 32(2)

C. Uhde-Stone

A. Li

M. J. H. Daemen

D. L Allan

C. P. Vance

Cloning and characterization of two secreted acid phosphatases from rice calli 34(2)

T. Fukuda

M. Osaki

T. Shinano

J. Wasaki

Characterization of secretory acid phosphatase gene of lupin roots and the transformation of the gene into tobacco plants 36(2)

J. Wasaki

H. Dateki

T. Shinano

M. Osaki

T. Tadano

Function of the sulfate transporter Sultr2;1 in seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana 38(2)

M. Awazuhara

H. Takahashi

A. Watanabe-Takahashi

H. Hayashi

T. Fujiwara

K. Saito

Using macroarrays containing sugarcane ESTs to identify aluminium-induced genes in maize 40(2)

J. Felix

R. D. Duarte

R. A. Jorge

P. Arruda

M. Menossi

Physiological characterisation of genes contributing to enhanced aluminium resistance in yeast 42(2)

A. Stab

E. Delhaize

Effect of citrate overproduction on iron nutrition in plants 44(2)

V. Ramirez- Rodriguez

M. F. Nieto-Jacobo

J. Lopez-Bucio

L. Herrera-Estrella

Production of citrate-overproducing transgenic maize 46(2)

A. L. Stival da Silva

D. Becke

H. Lorz

Isolation and characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants sensitive to boron deficiency 48(2)

J. Takano

K. Noguchi

H. Hayashi

T. Fujiwara

Molecular analysis of nicotianamine synthesis in Strategy I and II plants 50(2)

N. K. Nishizawa

K. Higuchi

K. Suzuki

S. Watanabe

D. Mizuno

H. Nakanishi

S. Mori

Fe sensing in Arabidopsis thaliana 52(2)

K. I. Kohl

V. Romheld

T. Altmann

Increased iron efficiency in transgenic plants due to ectopic expression of nicotianamine synthase 54(2)

D. Douchkovl

R. Hell

U. W. Stephan

H. Baumlein

Heavy-metal tolerant transgenic plants - Expression of the yeast metallothionein gene CUP1 in plants and evaluation of heavy-metal tolerance in transgenic plants at the stage of callus 56(2)

M. Watanabe

I. Hasegawa

A. Noguchi

J. Yazaki

Molecular insights into maize Na+/H+ antiport 58(2)

C. Zorb

J. Wiese

S. Schubert

Nitrogen efficiency of contrasting rape ideotypes 60(2)

F. Wiesler

T. Behrens

W. J. Horst

Effect of drought stress and drought tolerance heredity on nitrogen efficiency of winter wheat 62(2)

X. L. Fan

Y. K. Li

Genotypic variation in morphological traits of barley as affected by nitrogen supply 64(2)

J. A. Okeno

Sorghum nitrogen use efficiency in colombia 66(2)

J. H. Bernal

G. E. Navas

R. B. Clark

Nitrogen uptake and remobilization in maize hybrids differing in leaf senescence 68(2)

G. Mi

J. Li

F. Chen

F. Zhang

Z. Cui

X. Liu

Phosphorus (P) uptake efficiency of doubled haploid lines of spring wheat derived from parents with different P uptake efficiency 70(2)

Y.-G. Zhu

S. E. Smith

N. K. Howes

F. A. Smith

Genetic variability in sorghum for P efficiency and responsiveness 72(2)

R. E. Schaffert

V. M. C. Alves

G. V. E. Pitta

A. F. C. Bahia

F. G. Santos

Variability in soybean germplasm for phosphorus uptake and use efficiency for dry matter yield 74(2)

A. M. C. Furlani

P. R. Furlani

R. T. Tanaka

H. A. A. Mascarenhas

M. D. P. Delgado

Identification and interaction analysis of QTL for phosphorus use efficiency in wheat seedlings 76(2)

C. Weidong

J. Jizeng

J. Jiyun

Inheritance of sulfur status in grain of maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes 78(2)

D. Simic

I. Brkic

V. Kovacevic

I. Kadar

Analysis of accumulation of mRNAs in response to S or Si nutrition using microarray 80(2)

N. Ohkama

S. Watanabe

T. Yoneyama

H. Hayashi

T. Fujiwara

Overcoming wheat sterility problem with boron efficiency 82(2)

B. Rerkasem

S. Jamjod

Mapping of chromosome regions associated with increased vegetative zinc accumulation using a barley doubled haploid population 84(2)

P. F. Lonergan

R. D. Graham

S. J. Barker

J. G. Paull

Characterisation of maize cultivars in their adaptation to acid soils on the single plant level 86(2)

L. Collet

W. J. Horst

Differential response and genetic analysis of acidic stress tolerance, with particular reference to aluminium stress tolerance in triticale 88(2)

X. G. Zhang

R. S. Jessop

F. Ellison

Influences of genotype and soil properties on corn potassium and magnesium status 90(2)

V. Kovacevic

D. Banaj

M. Antunovic

G. Bukvic

Genetic variability in mineral accumulation of apple fruit 92(2)

R. K. Volz

P. A. Alspach

A. G. White

I. B. Ferguson

Genetic variation in rubber tree progenies: Macronutrients contents 94(2)

R. C. M. Furlani

E. Furlani Jr.

R. C. Moreira

M. L. T. Moraes

Genetic differences for nutrients utilization efficiencies in winter triticale and spring wheat 96(4)

J. Cieply

T. Oracka

Nutrient functions

Possible functions of copper ions in cell wall loosening 100(2)

S. C. Fry

J. G. Miller

J. C. Dumville

Inhibitor-dependent stimulation of photosynthetic electron transport by far-red light in NO3- - and NH4+ -grown plants of Phaseolus vulgaris L 102(2)

K. Schinner

B. Sattelmacher

U.-P. Hansen

A role for stomatal conductance in nitrogen-limited growth? 104(2)

I. G. Burns

M. A. Escobar-Gutierrez

A. J. Broadley

Importance of FeIII reduction in the apoplast for meristematic growth and chlorosis 106(2)

K. Mengel

H. Kosegarten

Recent advances on boron in wheat reproduction - A mini-review 108(2)

L. Huang

R. W. Bell

B. Dell

How to Include mineral nutrition in crop growth models': The example of phosphorus on maize 110(2)

S. Pellerin

A. Mollier

Influence of Mo on the metabolism of nitrogen in winter wheat cultivars with different Mo efficiency 112(2)

M. Yu

C. X. Hu

Y. H. Wang

Regulation of growth by phosphorus supply in whole tomato plants 114(2)

C. C. de Groot

L. F. M. Marcelis

R van den Boogaard

H. Lambers

The effect of sulphur deficiency on ion accumulation with special reference to 15N and 35S transport in chickpea 116(2)

Md. Badruddin

J. L. Karmoker

Determination of Mn and Cu efficiency of crop plants in pot experiments 118(2)

R. Krahmer

B. Sattelmacher

Cytosolic glutamine synthetase (GS : posttranslational regulation and role in nitrogen remobilization from leaves of non-transgenic and GS1 -over-expressing oilseed rape plants 120(2)

J. K. Schjoerring

C. Mollers

J. Finnemann

Effect of nitrogen supply on individual kernel weight and 14C partitioning in kernels of maize during lag phase and grain filling 122(2)

I. A. Paponov

Y. V. Bondarenko

G. Neumann

C. Engels

Dynamic of root uptake of ammonium and nitrate by pear (Pyrus communis L.) trees after growth resumption in spring 124(2)

D. Malaguti

M. Tagliavini

A. Masia

B. Marangoni

P. Gioacchini

L. Vittori Antisari

P. Millard

Nitrogen nutrition of bromeliads 126(2)

L. Endres

H. Mercier

Cytokinin, nitrate reductase, and nitric oxide (NO): New insights into regulatory processes in nitrogen metabolism 128(2)

N. N. Tun

A. Holk

G. F. E. Scherer

Induction and growth of potato tubers as affected by nitrate 130(2)

G. Maeck

J. Schjorring

Regulation of the accumulation of β-Subunit of β-Conglycinin in nitrogen starved soybean (Glycine max L.) seed by amino acids and organic acids 132(2)

N. Ohtake

S. Okano

T. Kawachi

H. Fujikake

K. Sueyoshi

T. Ohyama

Effects of long-term and short-term supply of NO3- or NH4+ on Cytokinin levels and leaf expansion rate in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L. cv. Moneymaker) 134(2)

Y. S. Rahayu

P. Walch-Liu

G. Neumann

N. v. Wiren

V. Romheld

F. Bangerth

Nitrate availability influence on the growth components of young peach trees 136(2)

S. Mediene

L. Pages

M. O. Jordan

S. Adamowicz

J. Le Bot

Induction of protein markers in tomato by calcium deficiency 138(2)

L. Baboulene

P. Morard

J. Silvestre

G. Dechamp-Guillaume

G. Barrault

Effects of temperature, relative humidity and light on the absorption and translocation of 45Ca in the grafted tomato seedlings 140(2)

H. D. Chung

Y. J. Choi

Calcium localization in root cells, phosphorylation and water transport of root system influenced by low root temperature 142(2)

S. H. Lee

G. C. Chung

B. H. Cho

A simple method for studying the early effects of nutrient deficiencies on root metabolism in small-seeded plants 144(2)

K. A. Schuller

S. Cu

Influence of phosphate fertilisation on the mineral nutrition and yield of barley on a soil with low plant-available phosphorus 146(2)

P. Castillon

Phosphate deficiency induced oxidative stress in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) 148(2)

I. M. Juszczuk

M. Malusa

A. M. Rychter

Chlorosis induced by iron deficiency is more severe in gibberellin-deficient dwarf plants 150(2)

H. Sekimoto

A. Kato

T. Nomura

T. Yokota

Inhibited leaf growth of plants grown in alkaline solution and on calcareous soils is a more sensitive Fe-deficiency symptom than leaf chlorosis 152(2)

B. Gruber

H. Kosegarten

The influence of IAA and TIBA on iron concentration of maize seedlings 154(2)

L. Levai

B. Kovacs

Assimilation and translocation of Mn applied to the leaf surface of barley grown at different Mn-deficiency levels 156(2)

S. Husted

S. Mattsson

M. Brockstedt

Rapid responses of cytoskeleton to short-term boron deprivation in maize and zucchini root apices 158(2)

Q. Yu

F. Baluska

D. Volkmann

H. Goldbach

Short-term boron deprivation induces increased levels of cytoskeletal proteins in Arabidopsis roots 160(2)

Q. Yu

R. Wingender

M. Schulz

F. Baluska

H. Goldbach

Characteristics of boron uptake in roots of sunflower by a putative boron transporter 162(2)

F. Dannel

H. Pfeffer

P. Walch-Liu

V. Romheld

Characterization of the boron compartmentation in roots of sunflower using two independent approaches 164(2)

H. Pfeffer

F. Dannel

P. Walch-Liu

V. Romheld

Effect of boron deficiency on the growth and carbohydrate metabolism of cotton 166(2)

D. M. Oosterhuis

D. Zhao

The role of boron in below-ground and above-ground growth of Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees and seedlings 168(2)

M. Mottonen

T. Lehto

P. J. Aphalo

Adaptive strategy of plants for survival under N, P, K limitation 170(2)

T. S. Shirvani

A. D. Samedova

Sh. G. Jangirova

Kh. L. Salayeva

I. T. Piriyev

N. B. Huseinova

Characterization of Brassica napus L. lines showing differences in total sulfur contents and cysteine desulfhydrase activities on the molecular level 172(2)

P. Burandt

J. Papenbrock

A. Schmidt

E. Bloem

S. Haneklaus

E. Schnug

Effects of silicon nutrition on metabolism and translocation of nutrients in rice plants 174(2)

S. Watanabe

T. Fujiwara

T. Yoneyama

H. Hayashi

Influence of zeastimulin and laser irradiation on the contents of mineral elements in Zea mays L. seedlings 176(2)

N. D. Romaniuk

G. M. Buchko

N. M. Buchko

O. I. Terek

Influence of aluminium from AlCI3 on differentiation and growth of Dendrobium kingianum Bidwill in in vitro conditions 178(4)

R. Prazak

Nutrient uptake and translocation: Ion channels and ion pumps

Roles of pumps, carriers and channels in plant cation nutrition 182(2)

D. Sanders

Involvement of plasma membrane H+-ATPase in nitrate uptake by maize genotypes 184(2)

G. Locci

S. Santi

R. Monte

R. Pinton

Z. Varanini

Adaptation of plasma membrane H+-ATPase of proteoid roots of white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) to phosphorus deficiency 186(2)

F. Yan

Y. Zhu

C. Muller

S. Schubert

The sulphate transporter gene family 188(2)

M. J. Hawkesford

P. Buchner

Permeability and channel-mediated transport of boric acid across plant membranes. An explanation for differential B uptake in plants 190(2)

C. Dordas

P. H. Brown

Two pieces of the zinc efficiency puzzle: Root-Zn influx and Zn compartmentation in the shoot 192(2)

G. Hacisalihoglu

J. Hart

A metal-binding LEA protein trafficks micronutrients in the phloem of Ricinus communis L 194(2)

C. Kruger

R. Hell

U. W. Stephan

VIC channels: Their contribution to mineral element uptake and toxicity 196(2)

M. R. Broadley

P. J. White

Influence of membrane surface charge on nutrient uptake by plants 198(2)

R. J. Reid

Q. Zhang

H. Sekimoto

Interaction of ion-transport mechanisms at the plasmalemma of plant cells 200(2)

A. I. Sokolik

Zh. Visotskaya

E. Krytynskaya

V. Yurin

Adaptive mechanisms in response to external sulfate deprivation before onset of intracellular sulfur starvation 202(2)

R. Jost

C. Bork

R. Hell

Effect of calcium channel blocker on the growth dynamics of plants studied by laser interference auxanometry 204(2)

N. V. Budagovskaya

V. I. Guliaev

Mechanism of nitrogen release from roots of intact wheat plants (Triticum aestivum L.) 206(2)

E. Rroco

H. Kosegarten

K. Mengel

Identification of organic forms of nitrogen in soils and possible direct uptake by plants 208(2)

S. Matsumoto

Yamagata M.

Koga, N.

Ae N.

Effects of N deprivation and nitrate pulses on NRT1 and NRT2 transcript levels and nitrate influx rate in Brassica napus L 210(2)

S. Faure

E. Le Deunff

P. Laine

J. H. Macduff

A. Ourry

Evidence for direct organic nitrogen uptake by plants using specific tracer proteins 212(2)

N. Koga

M. Yamagata

S. Matsumoto

N. Ae

Assimilation and remobilization of 15N by Pisum sativum 214(2)

S. Atta

S. Maltese

Allocation of 11C-labelled photosynthates in wheat plants 216(2)

G. W. Roeb

Distribution of micronutrients in maize grain and their mobilisation during germination 218(2)

N. Bityutskii

S. Magnitski

I. Lapshina

E. Lukina

A. Soloviova

V. Patsevitch

Effect of nitrogen form on water, N, and K uptake of Phaseolus vulgaris L. grown in a split-root system 220(2)

S. Guo

H. Bruck

J. Gerendas

B. Sattelmacher

Bottle-necks for nutrient acquisition of maize at low root temperatures 222(2)

C. Engels

A. Sponner

G. Zglimbea

Retranslocation of zinc from older leaves to younger leaves and roots in wheat cultivars differing in zinc efficiency 224(2)

B. Erenoglul

V. Romheld

I. Cakmak

Retranslocation of Zn from leaves as important factor for zinc efficiency of rice genotypes 226(2)

R. Hajiboland

B. Singh

V. Romheld

Release of water-dissolved nitrous oxide by plants: Does the transpiration water flow contribute to the emission of dissolved N20 by sunflower? 228(2)

N. J. Ferch

V. Romheld

Sugar palm, a novel model plant for phloem sap analysis 230(2)

A. Watanabe

S. Nakamura

H. Hattori

M. Chino

Nutrient concentrations of phloem sap of aromatic coconut grown under various nutrient conditions 232(2)

P. Chongpraditnun

P. Limsmuthchaiporn

H. Hattori

S. Nakamura

A. Watanabe

M. Chino

Detection of antioxidant enzyme activities in the phloem sap of sugar palm 234(2)

S. Nakamura

A. Watanabe

H. Hattori

M. Chino

Chemical movements in the above-ground part of Japanese morning-glory (Ipomoea nil) during flowering 236(4)

N. Ikeue

T. M. Nakanishi

H. Hayashi

The role of the apoplast in plant mineral nutrition

What mutations and alterations in pectins might tell us about architecture and function in plant cell walls 240(2)

N. C. Carpita

Apoplastic pH in roots of Lupinus angustifolius L. in response to pH > 6 242(2)

Q. Yu

C. Tang

J. Kuo

The leaf apoplast: a central compartment in plant nitrogen utilisation 244(2)

J. K. Schjoerring

N. Pearson

S. Husted

K. Hoier Nielsen

M. Mattsson

Can leaf apoplastic manganese and silicon concentrations explain Si-enhanced manganese tolerance of Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.? 246(2)

K. Iwasaki

M. Fecht

P. Maier

W. J. Horst

Apoplastic factors regulate the AKT2/3-type potassium channels 248(2)

R. Deeken

P. Ache

K. Philippar

R. Hedrich

Changes in the xylem sap composition and variations in the nutrient translocation rate of poplar dependent on the nutrient supply and the time of the day 250(2)

S. Siebrecht

R. Tischner

Engineering plants expressing calcium and pH indicators in the cytoplasm and the apoplast 252(2)

C. Plieth

B. Sattelmacher

A. J. Trewavas

U. P. Hansen

M. R. Knight

The significance of the apoplast for the nutrient acquisition of ectomycorrhizal root systems 254(2)

H. Bucking

A. J. Kuhn

W. H. Schroder

W. Heyser

Uptake of mineral cations into Bactris gasipaes roots and structure of the rhizodermis 256(2)

A. J. Kuhn

I. Gollnitz

S. Emmerich

W. H. Schroder

R. Losch

R. Lieberei

Mechanism of silicon-mediated manganese tolerance of Cucumis sativus L.: Effect of silicon nutrition on manganese concentration in the intercellular washing fluid 258(2)

H. Rogalla

V. Romheld

Aluminium inhibits the apoplastic solute by-pass-flow in Zea mays L 260(2)

M. Sivaguru

W. J. Horst

N. Schmohl

Z. Yang

H. Matsumoto

Cell-wall composition modulates aluminium toxicity 262(2)

N. Schmohl

W. J. Horst

Peroxidase activity in the leaf apoplast is a sensitive marker for Mn toxicity and Mn tolerance in Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp 264(2)

M. Fecht

P. Maier

W. J. Horst

Cation-specific exchange capacity of cell wall material isolated from roots of plant species differing in AI resistance 266(2)

M. Klein

W. J. Horst

Axial and lateral transport of calcium, magnesium and potassium in Ricinus communis 268(2)

K. W. T. Herdel

A. Kuhn

F. Gilmer

W. Schroder

U. Schurr

Nutrient transport in the xylem of intact plants - dirunal variation and response to nutrient availability 270(2)

F. Gilmer

K. W. T. Herdel

U. Schurr

Nitrogenous compounds in the xylem sap affected by grapevine rootstocks 272(2)

B. P. Holzapfel

J. P. Smith

J. A. Wade

M. Keller

The role of the leaf apoplast in iron nutrition of plants 274(2)

M. Nikolic

V. Romheld

Potassium transport in bundle sheath cells of maize and its role for plant nutrition 276(2)

M. Keunecke

U.-P. Hansen

Sugar metabolism in expanding husk leaf of flint corn (Zea mays L.) genotypes differing in husk leaf size 278(2)

K. Fujita

H. El-Shemy

N. Sakurai

S. Sendo

Distribution of ions within leaves after application to the leaf blade 280(4)

K. Huve

D. Luttschwager

R. Remus

W. Merbach

Mineral nutrition: Plant quality and plant health

Impact of mineral nutrients in plants on human nutrition on a worldwide scale 284(2)

R. M. Welch

Micronutrient interactions in humans: Setting goals for plant breeders and agronomists 286(2)

R. D. Graham

R. M. Welch

Rice plant nutritional and human nutritional characteristics role in human Cd toxicity 288(2)

R. L. Chaney

P. G. Reeves

J. S. Angle

Influence of the field water management on accumulation of arsenic and cadmium in paddy rice 290(2)

D. Daum

K. Bogdan

M. K. Schenk

D. Merkel

Screening of genotypes with low cadmium content in soybean seed and rice grains 292(2)

T. Arao

N. Ae

Influence of sulphur and nitrogen supply on flavour and health-affecting compounds in Brassicaceae 294(2)

A. Krumbein

I. Schonhof

J. Ruhlmann

S. Widell

Mother plant nutrition and growing conditions affect assimilates and emergence quality of hybrid sweet pepper seeds 296(2)

G. Xu

U. Kafkafi

S. Wolf

Y. Sugimoto

Effect of nitrogen supply on yield and quality of broccoli 298(2)

R. Karitonas

Yield and quality of greenhouse lettuce as affected by form of N fertiliser and light supply 300(2)

Z. Premuzic

A. Garate

I. Bonilla

Relationship between oxalate synthesis and nitrate reduction in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) plants tracing by 13C and 15N 302(2)

F. Tanaka

T. H. Kim

T. Yoneyama

Influence of N form (NO3- vs. NH4+) and salinity on tomato yield and fruit composition 304(2)

M. Khamis

J. Abbadi

B. Sattelmacher

J. Gerendas

U. Kafkafi

Influence of N form on growth and water status of tomato plants 306(2)

I. Lugert

J. Gerendas

H. Bruck

B. Sattelmacher

Different water supply influences growth and fruit quality in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) 308(2)

U. Veit-Kohler

A. Krumbein

H. Kosegarten

Fruit growth and Ca and K accumulation in the fruits of tomato grown under a spectral filter 310(2)

S. J. Tabatabaei

P. Hadley

P. J. Gregory

Reduced N and K application increases the uptake of Ca and improves the quality of Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. Ex Klotzsch) 312(2)

K. R. Starkey

N. E. Nielsen

Reduced phosphorus availability as a method to reduce chemical growth regulation and to improve plant quality 314(2)

C. W. Hansen

K. L. Nielsen

Mineral nutrition in tissue culture: Influence on propagation and quality of the plantlets 316(2)

H. Bouman

A. Tiekstra

Effect of fertilisation schedules on sugar storage in roots of an ornamental shrub (Ligustrum ovalifolium) 318(2)

V. Guerin

M. Salaun

L. Thelier-Huche

S. Charpentier

Absorption, storage and mobilisation of nitrogen and phosphorus in an ornamental shrub (Ligustrum ovalifolium) during a two year fertilisation experiment 320(2)

L. Huche-Thelier

V. Guerin

M. Salaun

S. Charpentier

Nutritional aspects of high quality production of Arabica coffee 322(2)

M. Ross

F. Nogueira

Productivity and quality response of tea to balanced nutrient management - Examples from China tea gardens 324(2)

J. Ruan

R. Hardter

Response of mulberry to nitrogen and sulphate of potash on yield and quality of leaf, in relation to sustainable cocoon production and grainage parameters 326(2)

M. A. Shankar

Rajegowda

M. Jayaramaiah

B. T. Rangaswamy

W. Maibaum

A preliminary nutritional explanation for variations in resin quality from wild frankincense (Boswellia sacra) trees in the Dhofar region of the Sultanate of Oman 328(2)

M. Al-Amri

P. Cookson

Influence of rootstock on malate and tartrate accumulation during grape (Vitis vinifera L. CVS. cot and negrette) berry development 330(2)

H. Ibrahim

F. Dedieu

M. Garcia

Effect of different fertilisation management on photosynthesis, yield and fruit quality of peach 332(2)

E. Malusa

G. Buffa

J. Ciesielska

Lipid biosynthesis in rapeseed as influenced by sulphur nutrition 334(2)

A. Ahmad

I. Khan

M. Z. Abdin

Y. P. Abrol

G. C. Srivastava

Nitrogen fertilisation of transgenic winter oilseed rape 336(2)

C. Schuster

G.-W. Rathke

Remote sensing - a tool for site-specific N management in sugar beet production without impacts on technical beet quality? 338(2)

M. Bauer

S. Reusch

T. Engels

F. Wiesler

The effect of split nitrogen application on grain protein concentration of wheat 340(2)

M. Lotfollahi

M. J. Malakouti

Grain yield and quality of winter wheat varieties as affected by different nutrient supply 342(2)

K. Berecz

Physiological aspects of wheat genotypes differing in protein content 344(2)

X. Liu

J. Jin

Q. Zhang

S. Yang

G. Wang

Effect of location and variety on the content of minerals in German and Polish potato cultivars 346(2)

E. Delgado

E. Pawelzik

J. Poberezny

I. Rogozinska

The effect of different environmental conditions on the starch quality of Polish and German potato cultivars 348(2)

I. Rogozinska

E. Pawelzik

J. Poberezny

E. Delgado

Grain iron concentration in Thai rice germplasm 350(2)

C. Prom-u-thai

B. Rerkasem

Short term transport of iron and copper to various parts of wheat grains 352(2)

T. P. Garnett

R. D. Graham

C. F. Jenner

Influence of micronutrients on growth and yield of banana (Musa sp.) cv. Robusta (AAA) 354(2)

N. Kumar

P. Jeyakumar

Effects of zinc and boron fertilisation on improving fruit yields in papaya (Carica papaya L.) cv. Co5 356(2)

P. Jeyakumar

D. Durgadevi

N. Kumar

Yield and nutritional qualities of two tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum Karst) varieties as influenced by boron fertilisation in a tropical environment 358(2)

V. O. Chude

E. Y. Oyinlola

Translocation of heavy metals in soil-plant system 360(2)

T. M. Minkina

A. P. Samokhin

O. G. Nazarenko

Effect of the application of spent flue gas desulfurization absorbent residue on the development of potato gangrene 362(2)

J. Ushiki

F. Kondo

Y. Fukuda

S. Naito

Seasonal nutrient variation in the phloem tissue of chestnut and its susceptibility to blight 364(2)

E. Portela

Possible factors involved in the establishment of chemically induced systemic acquired resistance in barley 366(4)

J. Wiese

S. Schubert

Salinity and plant-soil-water relations

Avenues for increasing salt tolerance of crops 370(2)

R. Munns

Increasing the drought tolerance in tropical maize - from research on plant-water relations to impacts in farmers' fields 372(2)

M. Banziger

J. Bolanos

G. O. Edmeades

Osmotic adjustment in different leaf structures of semileafless pea (Pisum sativum L.) subjected to water stress 374(2)

E. M. Gonzalez

C. Arrese-Igor

P. M. Aparicio-Tejo

M. Royuela

H.-W. Koyro

Quantification of root water extraction under salinity and drought 376(2)

M. Homaee

R. A. Feddes

Physiological traits of sodium toxicity and salt tolerance 378(2)

K. H. Muhling

E. Lauchli

Response of leaf elongation and nutrient status in growing leaves of wheat to salintiy 380(2)

Y. Hu

U. Schmidhalter

Vegetative approach to manage poor water quality in central California 382(2)

G. S. Banuelos

S. Sharmasarkar

Photosynthetic activity and the change of sugar content in stressed rye and triticale genotypes 384(2)

B. Hoffmann

I. Kerepesi

G. Galiba

Comparison of two methods for the determination of plant-induced gradients in soil osmotic potential - TDR-technique versus micro suction cups 386(2)

D. Vetterlein

R. Jahn

Variability of soil water and nitrogen as causes of yield variability in heterogeneous fields 388(2)

D. Geesing

R. Gutser

U. Schmidhalter

Characterizing site specific differences in water availability 390(2)

R. Duda

R. Gutser

U. Schmidhalter

Development of a non-contacting method for the determination of the plant water status 392(2)

F. Ruthenkolk

R. Gutser

U. Schmidhalter

Effect of fertiliser application on the growth and water use efficiency of wheat in semi-arid area in North Chins Plain 394(2)

M. Liu

H. Liu

T. Toshiaki

Effects of water quality and nitrogen on yield, yield components and water use efficiency of barley 396(2)

K. Nagaz

N. Ben Mechlia

Interaction of N supply and water relations in Eucalyptus globulus Labill 398(2)

I. Krockenberger

D. White

R. W. Bell

B. Dell

Why is physiological water-use efficiency lower under low nitrogen supply ? 400(2)

H. Bruck

I. Lugert

W. Zhou

B. Sattelmacher

The effect of low nitrogen supply on yield and water-use efficiency of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) 402(2)

M. Kelm

H. Bruck

M. Hermann

B. Sattelmacher

Salt resistance of maize: Recent developments 404(2)

S. Schubert

Ch. Zorb

A. Sumer

Salt tolerance in Sesuvium portulacastrum 406(2)

D. Messeddi

N. Sleimi

G. Abdelly

Physiological behaviour of two chickpea Tunisian varieties irrigated with saline nutrient solution 408(2)

N. Sleimi

M. Lachaal

C. Andelly

A. Soltani

M. Hajji

The effects of salinity on five banana genotypes (Musa spp) 410(2)

E. W. F. Gomes

L. Willadino

L. S. S. Martins

T. R. Camara

Salt sensitivity of the common bean Phaseolus vulgaris x Rhizobium symbiosis in relation to the ionic status of nodules 412(2)

M. Lachaal

S. Boughribil

A. Soltani

M. Hajji

Comparison of strategies of halophytes from different plant families to avoid salt injury 414(2)

H.-W. Koyro

B. Huchzermeyer

M. C. Harrouni

Large accumulation of sodium in leaves may be compatible with normal growth 416(2)

M. Hajji

M. Lachaal

A. Soltani

Grignon C

Salt sensitivity and K/Na selectivity in Setaria verticillata 418(2)

H. Ben Ahmed

E. Zid

C. Grignon

K/Na selectivity for secretion into the xylem in triticale (X-Triticosecale Wittmack) 420(2)

N. Karray Bouraoui

E. Zid

C. Grignon

Micronutrient sprays as a tool to increase tolerance of faba bean and wheat plants to salinity 422(2)

M. M. El Fouly

M. M. Zeinab

A. S. Zeinab

Wheat seedlings response to interactive effects of Cu and salinity 424(2)

A. E. El-Enany

Interaction of salinity and boron toxicity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 426(2)

M. A. Wimmer

K. H. Muehling

A. Lauchli

P. H. Brown

H. E. Goldbach

Root cultures for elucidating tomato root reactions to NaCI stress 428(2)

K. Kouki

A. Mougou

R. Paul

Stomatal regulation in long-term salt-treated Medicago arborea and Medicago citrina 430(2)

J. V. Sibole

M. C. Garcia

C. Cabot

Ch. Poschenrieder

J. Barcelo

Nutrient solution concentration effects on growth and photosynthesis of tomato grown hydroponically 432(2)

D. Schwarz

M. W. van Iersel

K. T. Ingram

H. P. Klaring

Investigation of sulfolipid contents and their rate of biosynthesis in halophytes treated with different salt concentrations 434(2)

R. Balasubramanian

A. Schmidt

J. Papenbrock

Interactive effects of plant hormones (GA3 or ABA) and salinity on growth and some metabolites of wheat seedlings 436(2)

A. F. Radi

M. A. K. Shaddad

A. E. El-Enany

F. M. Omran

Nutrition of vigna plants on a gypsum amended saline-sodic soil 438(4)

T. Muraoka

R. V. dos Santos

Mineral element toxicity and resistance

Aluminium and heavy metal toxicity and resistance - Lessons to be learnt from similarities and differences 442(2)

L. V. Kochian

Some mechanisms of zinc and cadmium detoxification in a zinc and cadmium hyper-accumulating plant species (Thlaspi) 444(2)

X. E. Yang

M. J. Yang

Z.Y. Shen

I. R. Bacon

E. Paterson

J.M. Wilson

Mechanisms of heavy metal resistance in Silene vulgaris 446(2)

J. A. C. Verkleij

N. A. L. M. Van Hoof

A. N. Chardonnens

P. L. M. Koevoets

H. Hakvoort

W. M. ten Bookum

H. Schat

W. H. O. Ernst

Physiological characterisation of root cell Cd2+ absorption and translocation to shoots in Brassica 448(2)

I. Hasegawa

F. Shinmachi

A. Noguchi

J. Yazaki

Aluminium resistance of Norway spruce: Root exudation versus immobilisation in roots 450(2)

A. Heim

I. Brunner

B. Frey

E. Frossard

J. Luster

Avoidance of aluminium toxicity: Role of root border cells 452(2)

L. A. Brigham

M. C. Hawes

S. C. Miyasaka

Mechanisms of higher tolerance of Al stress in phosphorus deficient maize seedlings: The significance of phenolics in Al resistance 454(2)

T. Wagatsuma

S. Ishikawa

T. Akimoto

K. Tawaraya

P. Ofei-Manu

Copper resistance in Silene armeria ecotypes: Does co-tolerance play a role? 456(2)

A. Lombini

Ch. Poschenrieder

M. Llugany

E. Dinelli

J. Barcelo

Copper uptake and transport patterns in pseudometallophytes from soils with a large range of Cu concentrations 458(2)

C. Poschenrieder

M. Llugany

J. Bech

J. Barcelo

Metal accumulation by different plant species grown in contaminated media 460(2)

E. Alcantara

A. M. Ginhas

M. A. Ojeda

M. J. Benitez

M. Benlloch

Growth, cadmium, and zinc contents of wheat grown on various soils enriched with cadmium and zinc 462(2)

H. Hattori

M. Chino

Comparison of nickel toxicity and resistance strategies of cabbage plants grown in soil with addition of inorganic and organic Ni (II) complexes 464(2)

J. Molas

The responses of Eucalyptus camaldulensis to elevated concentrations of Mn 466(2)

S. M. Reichman

N. W. Menzies

C. J. Asher

D. M. Mulligan

Effect of citrate on the uptake of copper and cadmium by Lupinus albus, Lupinus luteus and Lupinus angustifolius 468(2)

K. Egle

M. F. Soliman

W. Romer

J. Gerke

Effect of different cultivation techniques on thallium uptake of the TI hyperaccumulator candytuft (Iberis intermedia) and Tl binding forms in the soil 470(2)

H. Al-Najar

R. Schulz

V. Romheld

Plant growth and cadmium distribution in plants of Brazilian tobacco cultivars as affected by cadmium in nutrient solution 472(2)

A. M. Salviano

R. L. F. Fontes

P. C. R. Fontes

J. C. L. Neves

Accumulation of selenium and chromium in seeds of haricot bean 474(2)

V. N. Rodionova

Physiological and biochemical traits of rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes associated with tolerance of iron toxicity 476(2)

K. K. Baruah

B. C. Nath

N. Gogoi

The effect of different stains of AMF on growth and heavy metal uptake of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) 478(2)

I. Voros

T. Takacs

Arbuscular mycorrhizal effect on heavy metal uptake of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in pot culture with polluted soils 480(2)

T. Takes

B. Biro

I. Voros

Effect of farmyard manure on relative sorption of copper, zinc, cobalt, and cadmium in soils from semi-arid and humid regions of India 482(2)

S. R. Poonia

A. K. Deka

Humic soil reclamators as depressors of heavy metal (radionuclide) accumulation by plants 484(2)

A. M. Abramets

E. N. Rovdan

Regulatory mechanisms of Al-induced secretion of organic acids anions -Involvement of ABA in the AI-induced secretion of oxalate in buckwheat 486(2)

J. F. Ma

W. Zhang

Z. Zhao

Differential regulation of AI-induced release of malate and K+ in the root apex of wheat 488(2)

H. Osawa

H. Matsumoto

Exudation of organic acid anions by different maize cultivars as affected by phosphorus deficiency and aluminium toxicity 490(2)

M. Kamh

P. Roppel

W. J. Horst

Aluminium-induced exudation of citrate from the root tip of Zea mays (L.): Are differential impacts of Al on citrate metabolism involved in genotypical differences? 492(2)

M. Kollmeier

W. J. Horst

Exudation of organic acid anions from root apices as an aluminium resistance mechanism in maize 494(2)

E. D. Mariano

W. G. Keltjens

The use of nutrient-film technique for monitoring AI (AI citrate) effects on root development and nutrient uptake in roots of Triticum aestivum L 496(2)

J. W. M. Postma

W. G. Keltjens

Organic acid-anion exudation and aluminium: The role of plant species, pH, biodegradation and time 498(2)

M. Schottelndreier

Characteristics of citrate secretion under aluminium stress in soybean (Glycine max L.) 500(2)

Z. M. Yang

H. Nian

M. Sivaguru

H. Matsumoto

Erbium-activated malate efflux supports the ``malate hypothesis'' of differential aluminium resistance in wheat 502(2)

T. Kataoka

A. Stekelenburg

E. Delhaize

P. R. Ryan

Does root exudation of phenolics play a role in aluminium resistance in maize (Zea mays L.) 504(2)

P. S. Kidd

C. Poschenrieder

J. Barcelo

Organic acid root-tip tissue-concentration in Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria ruziziensis 506(2)

S. P. Grundy

D. L. Jones

D. L. Godbold

Effect of aluminium on exudation of organic acid anions in tea plants 508(2)

A. Morita

Y Fujii

H. Yokota

Effects of temporary contact with AI ions on the plasma-membrane permeability of root-tip cells in seven plant species 510(2)

S. Ishikawa

T. Wagatsuma

K. Tawaraya

The significance of phenolic compounds in roots of different age on AI resistance of some common woody plants 512(2)

P. Ofei-Manu

T. Wagatsuma

S. Ishikawa

Study on aluminium resistance in relation to organic-acid anion exudation from roots of PEPC transgenic rice plants 514(2)

M. Osaki

D. Nursyamsi

H. H. Begum

T. Watanabe

Effect of aluminium on root morphology of Hydrangea macrophylla 516(2)

A. Naumann

U. Kunz

H. Lehmann

R. Stelzer

W. J. Horst

Changes in protein content and protease activity in roots of Zea mays (L.) in response to short-term aluminium treatment 518(2)

V. M. Ali-zade

T. S. Shirvani

N. Schmohl

E. G. Alirzayeva

M. A. Annagiyeva

M. Fecht

W. J. Horst

Effects of heterogeneous Al and P supply on root growth and screening of maize cultivars differing in Al resistance 520(2)

L. Collet

W. J. Horst

The influence of aluminium and manganese toxicity in the soil on the bio-accumulation of Al and Mn in two cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 522(2)

A. Grenda

A. Badora

Effect of lanthanum on growth and composition of mineral nutrients of Phaseolus vulgaris L var. nanus and Zea mays L. conv. saccharata 524(4)

S. von Tucher

C. Goy

U. Schmidhalter

Nutrient acquisition: Mechanisms and modelling

Use of modelling to understand plant nutrient acquisition 528(2)

G. J. D. Kirk

Phosphorus Efficiency of Wheat, Maize and Groundnut Grown in Low Phosphorus-Supplying Soil 530(2)

P. B. S. Bhadoria

S. Singh

N. Claassen

Identification of phosphorus solubilizing active components (PSAC) from root cell wall of groundnut having better growth on an infertile soil among several legume crops 532(2)

N. Ae

Y. Kato

R. F. Shen

B. Magno

Measuring and modelling phosphorus uptake by root hairs 534(2)

T. S. Gahoonia

N. E. Nielsen

Experimental approaches for studying rhizosphere chemistry and nutrient uptake of tree roots by in-situ methods 536(2)

A. Gottlein

J. Lindenmair

A. J. Kuhn

Control of root epidermal patterning: Effects of Fe- and P-deficiency 538(2)

W. Schmidt

A. Schikora

Use of influx kinetic equations of nitrate transport systems and field experiment data for modelling N uptake in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) 540(2)

P. Malagoli

S. Faure

P. Laine

E. Ledeunff

A. Ourry

Phosphorus efficiency of cabbage varieties 542(2)

D. Eticha

M. K. Schenk

Root exudation of organic anions by cabbage, carrot and potato plants as affected by P supply 544(2)

N. Dechassa

M. K. Schenk

Use of plasma membrane vesicles for examination of phosphorus deficiency-induced root excretion of citrate in cluster roots of white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) 546(2)

A. Kania

G. Neumann

S. Cesco

R. Pinton

V. Romheld

Better growth and phosphorus nutrition of sorghum and wheat following organic acid secreting crops 548(2)

P. J. Hocking

P. J. Randall

Ethylene regulates common bean root growth in adaptation to P deficiency 550(2)

H. Liao

Y. Zhuang

X. Yan

K. M. Brown

J. P. Lynch

Acquisition of phosphorus in potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Desiree) with altered carbohydrate partitioning between shoot and roots 552(2)

G. Neumann

C. Schulze

E. George

V. Romheld

Mobilization of soil phosphorus by low-molecular-weight organic acids 554(2)

W. Lu

F. Zhang

Y. Cao

Exudation of organic acids by spinach and the mobilization of Cu, Zn and Cd in soil 556(2)

W. Romer

H. Keller

Regulation of phosphorus solubilization by light conditions on shoot in legumes 558(2)

T. P. Rao

K. Yano

A. Yamauchi

J. Tatsumi

M. Iijima

Phytate as a source of phosphorus for the growth of transgenic Trifolium subterraneum 560(2)

A. E. Richardson

P. A. Hadobas

R. J Simpson

Utilization of acid phosphatase for recycling-use of phosphorus 562(2)

T. Yamamura

J. Wasaki

H. Dateki

T. Shinano

T. Tadano

Organic acid exudation by roots of Norway spruce grown in hydroponic culture or in soil 564(2)

J. Zhang

G. Neumann

E. George

Mechanisms of phosphorus efficiency in maize 566(2)

V. M. C. Alves

S. N. Parentoni

C. A. Vasconcellos

A. F. C. Bahia Filho

G. V. E. Pitta

R. E. Schaffert

Ion exchange and water uptake of coarse roots of mature Norway spruce trees (Picea abies L. Karst.) 568(2)

J. Lindenmair

E. Matzner

A. Gottlein

A. J. Kuhn

W. H. Schroder

Effect of potassium uptake by crop species on solubilization of silicate in a soil 570(2)

M. Sugiyama

N. Ae

Non-destructive method for sampling the soil solution in the rhizosphere 572(2)

N. Moritsuka

J. Yanai

T. Kosaki

Effect of Fe plaque on Zn uptake and rhizosphere Zn acquisition of rice lines with different Zn efficiency 574(2)

P. Thongbai

C. Q. Guerta

G Kirk

Modeling for growth and distribution of maize (Zea mays L.) roots under field conditions in the eastern plains of Colombia 576(2)

G. Roveda-Hoyos

J. L. Chopart

J. E. Baquero

L. A. Rojas

Internal phosphorus concentration modifies the initiation, growth and functioning of cluster roots in Hakea prostrata R. Br 578(2)

M. de Vos

M. W. Shane

G. R. Cawthray

E. J. Veneklaas

H. Lambers

Analysis of influence of nutrient concentration on root growth dynamics by means of digital image sequence processing 580(2)

S. Terjung

A. Walter

R. Kusters

H. Spies

N. Kirchgebner

U. Schurr

Use of a mechanistic model to predict potassium uptake in the field by sugar beet and wheat and its depletion in the rhizosphere 582(2)

H. I. El Dessougi

N. Claassen

Quantification of root growth of young corn plants (Zea mays L.) at a transparent surface under the influence of soil bulk density 584(2)

R. O. Kuchenbuch

K. T. Ingram

Exotically long and prolific root hairs of Arabidopsis, corn and wheat grown in a phosphate nutrient buffer system 586(2)

G. Liu

J. Dunlop

T. Phung

Root growth dynamics of Vicia faba and its implication with the K supply 588(2)

B. Steingrobe

The role of root architecture in P acquisition efficiency of different root systems: a case study with common bean and rice 590(2)

X. Yan

H. Liao

A. Cao

Y. He

Root weight as a principal factor responsible for difference in nitrogen absorption among Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.), Meadow Fescue (Festuca elatior L.) and Timothy (Phleum pratense L.) during first growing period 592(2)

T. Matsunaka

H. Takahasi

Evaluation of the rhizosphere pH of two sorghum genotypes in presence of three aluminium saturations and three potassium levels in soil 594(2)

G. V. E. Pitta

V. C. Baligar

R. B. Clark

V. M. C. Alves

C. A. Vasconcellos

Rhizosphere chemistry and soil exploration by seedlings of beech and spruce in a rhizotrone experiment 596(2)

Z. Wang

A. Gottlein

Model calculations of the rhizosphere aluminium chemistry in acid forest soils 598(2)

H. Nietfeld

A mechanistic model to describe the effect of complexing root exudates on transport and uptake of soil nutrients 600(2)

N. Claassen

B. Steingrobe

K.-M. Syring

Modelling the effects of soil and fertilizer-P on crop growth, P-uptake and soil-P in arable farming 602(2)

T. V. Karpinets

D. J. Greenwood

D. A. Stone

A two dimensional simulation model of phosphorus uptake including crop growth and P response 604(2)

A. Mollier

P. de Willigen

S. Pellerin

M. Heinen

Physiological responses of pea to iron deficiency induced by bicarbonate 606(2)

M. Gharsalli

K. Zribi

M. Hajji

Effects of bicarbonate and anaerobiosis on both ferric reducing capacity and ethylene production by roots of Fe-deficient cucumber plants 608(2)

F. J. Romera

E. Alcantara

M. D. de la Guardia

Nondestructive imaging of water uptake and development of a living root by neutron beam 610(2)

Y. Okuni

J. Furukawa

T. Nakanishi

M. Matsubayashi

Boron effects on rhizosphere acidification in canola 612(4)

J. C. R. Stangoulis

H. S. Grewal

R. D. Graham

Soil organisms/plant interactions

Molecular control of carbon-nitrogen interactions in symbiotic nitrogen fixation 616(2)

C. P. Vance

R. H. G. M Litjens

J. Schulze

B. Bucciarelli

G. Trepp

D. Samac

D. Allan

M. Tesfaye

Molecular biology of signal exchange in the Rhizobium/Sino-rhizobium/Mesorhizobium legume symbiosis 618(2)

D. Werner

H. Steele

C. Bolanos-Vasquez

P. Vinuesa

Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal application on the distribution of phosphorus and iron in the rhizosphere soils of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) 620(2)

K. Sakurai

N. Tanaka

K. Iwasaki

S. Tanaka

Nutrient requirements (N, P, S) of microbial biomass formation in a regosol of Japan 622(2)

K. Kouno

M. A. H. Chowdhury

T. Nagaoka

T. Ando

Evolution of soluble organic carbon in the rhizosphere and in corresponding non-rhizosphere soil in field-grown oilseed rape and barley. Immobilisation and turn-over of sulphur-35 in the rhizosphere soil 624(2)

F. Lasserre-Joulin

P. C. Vong

A. Guckert

Effects of root exudates on nutrient availability in the rhizosphere 626(2)

A. Gransee

Xylem and phloem transport of micronutrients 628(2)

Z. Rengel

Colonisation with the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mossae enhanced phosphorus uptake from dry soil in Sorghum bicolor L 630(2)

E. Neumann

H. Barus

E. George

Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizae inoculation on growth of maize and green pepper plants in phosphorus- and zinc-deficient soil 632(2)

I. Ortas

Z. Kaya

I. Cakmak

Survival of Azotobacter chroococcum in the rhizosphere of three different wheat crosses: Effect of AM fungi 634(2)

H. Sharma

V. Kumar

R. Kumar Behl

N. Narula

Utilisation of iron from the fungal hydroxamate siderophores Fe fusarinines and Fe dimerum acid by strategy I and strategy II plants 636(2)

W. Hordt

V. Romheld

G. Winkelmann

Uptake of metal cations by the extraradical mycelium of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus from calcareous soil supplied with high and low levels of phosphorus 638(2)

Y. J. Lee

E. George

A test of the significance of mycorrhizal hyphae in utilising native organic phosphorus in soils from different farming systems 640(2)

M. L. Li

V. Romheld

E. George

Studying magnesium transport across and via mycorrhiza of Norway spruce roots 642(2)

A. J. Kuhn

G. Jentschke

A. Stettien

B. Brandes

D. G. Godbold

W. H. Schroder

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improve early forest-tree establishment 644(2)

M. Habte

S. C. Miyasaka

D. T. Matsuyama

Effect of phosphorus application and ectomycorrhizal fungal inoculation on biomass production of Eucalyptus urophylla plantation in South China 646(2)

D. Xu

B. Dell

N. Malajczuk

M. Gong

Growth of mycorrhizal Phoenix canariensis plants under three different cultivation systems 648(2)

B. Dreyer

A. Morte

M. Honrubia

Differential expression of hexose-regulated fungal genes within Amanita muscaria/Populus tremula x tremuloides ectomycorrhizas 650(2)

U. Nehls

A. Bock

R. Hampp

Metabolite transport in indeterminate Vicia faba L. nodules: Structural and functional studies 652(2)

E. Peiter

F. Yan

S. Schubert

N2 fixation estimated by 15N natural abundance can be erroneous because of changes in 15N discrimination during N uptake 654(2)

H. Heuwinkel

R. Gutser

N. Claassen

U. Schmidhalter

A study of the effect of soil-available N and indigenous rhizobial population on the growth and yield of soybean and prediction by models of the necessity to inoculate 656(2)

H. A. Rahmani

N. S. Rastin

Effect of rhizobial inoculants and soil-available nitrogen on strain effectiveness and competition for nodulation in some legumes 658(2)

R. A. Abdel-Aziz

Nitrogen fixation potential of rhizobium strains associated with two cultivars of chickpea 660(2)

A. Asgharzadeh

N. S. Rastin

M. Mohammadi

The use of associative diazotrophs with different rates of N fertilisation and compost to enhance N2 fixation and growth of wheat 662(2)

M. S. A. Safwat

M. A. O. El-Mohandes

The influence of some Bradyrhizobium and Rhizobium strains as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on the growth and yield of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) plants under drought stress 664(2)

M. H. Rashad

A. A. Ragab

S. M. Salem

Stimulation of wheat growth and N fixation through Azospirillum and Rhizobium inoculation: A field trial with 15N techniques 666(2)

Y. G. M. Galal

I. A. El-Ghandour

E. A. El-Akel

Phosphate mobilising microorganisms and their influence on the productivity of plants 668(2)

L. A. Chaykovskaya

V. P. Patyka

T. M. Melnychuk

Phosphorus use-efficiency of soybean as affected by phosphorus application and inoculation 670(2)

P. Shah

K. M. Kakar

K. Zada

Evaluation of some carriers for Thiobacillus inoculants used along with sulphur to increase uptake of some nutrients by corn and improve its performance 672(2)

H. Besharaty

K. Khavazi

N. Saleh-Rastin

Influence of growth-promoting bacteria from Uzbekistan and Germany on the growth and nutrient uptake of cotton and wheat on different soils 674(2)

D. Egamberdiyeva

K.D. Davranov

G. Hoflich

Nitrogen release of wheat roots grown under semi-sterile in comparison to unsterile conditions 676(2)

A. Deubel

M. Richert

W. Merbach

Exudation of nitrogenous compounds by clover and ryegrass in sterile and non-sterile micro-lysimeters 678(2)

F. Paynel

C. Clement

J. Bigot

J. B. Cliquet

Uptake of organic labelled sulphur by oilseed rape and barley in the rhizosphere and in corresponding non-rhizosphere soil 680(2)

P. C. Vong

F. Lasserre-Joulin

A. Guckert

Allelopathy versus competition between plants and microbes 682(2)

E. Wiegard

S. Jutzi

Effect of rhizosphere indole-3-acetic acid on growth and phosphorus nutrition of maize plants (Zea mays L.) 684(2)

L. Wittenmayer

Effect of long-term fertilisation and cropping systems on selected soil enzyme activities 686(2)

F. Eivazi

M. R. Bayan

Root production and turnover in Populus grown under elevated CO2 using a free air enrichment system POPFACE 688(4)

M. Lukac

C. Calfapietra

D. I Godbold

Fertiliser use with regard to optimum yield and environment

Precision agriculture: A challenge for crop nutrition management 692(2)

P. C. Robert

Tractor based remote sensing for variable nitrogen fertilizer application 694(2)

J. Lammel

J. Wollring

S. Reusch

Bioassays to improve the determination of P and K availability in soil for fertilization recommendations 696(2)

D. J. Bonfil

I. Mufradi

S. Asido

B. Dolgin

Uptake of fresh and residual P fertilisers by Lolium perenne in two Swiss agricultural soils 698(2)

A. Gallet

S. Sinaj

R. Flisch.

J. P. Ryser

E. Frossard

Fluid fertilisers - A better solution for growing wheat in alkaline soils? 700(2)

I. Bertrand

R. E. Holloway

M. J. McLaughlin

The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTECB)-Comparisons with DCD in model studies and field applications 702(2)

A. H. Wissemeier

W. Linzmeier

R. Gutser

W. Weigelt

U. Schmidhalter

Efficiency of foliar Zn fertilizers in coffee and citrus 704(2)

C. A. Rosolem

L. V. S. Sacramento

Determining P and N status of a tropical timber species (teak): Assessment of 'quick' chemical tests and a root phosphatase assay 706(2)

M. J. Webb

P. Reddell

S. Nath

R. J. Srivastava

Corn stalk nitrate concentration profile: Implications for the end-of season stalk nitrate test 708(2)

W. W. Wilhelm

G. E. Varvel

J. S. Schepers

Diagnosing nitrogen requirements of potatoes in farmers' crops 710(2)

I. Papastylianou

S. Gregoriou

Nutrition diagnosis of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) using leaf petiole sap 712(2)

M. Takebe

Y. Kasahara

T. Karasawa

Critical phosphate (P) and inorganic phosphate (Pi) concentrations for the growth of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) 714(2)

B. J. Major

P. B. Barraclough

Suitability of the SPAD meter and the petiole nitrate test for nitrogen management in nursery potatoes 716(2)

J. Gerendfis

I. Pieper

Nitrogen levels and its correlation with the chlorophyll content in three coffee cultivars 718(2)

E. Furlani Jr.

E. Lazarini

E. M. Paulo

R. C. M. Furlani

Chlorophyll content distribution in leaves, stems, and ears in winter wheat 720(2)

I. Karele

Effect of water stress on chlorophyll meter readings in winter wheat 722(2)

P. B. Barraclough

J. Kyte

Modelling conversion factors for leaf analyses from fruiting and nonfruiting terminals of citrus to asses the nutrient status of trees 724(2)

I. A. Khan

A. Srikandakumar

T. W. Embleton

Laser-induced chlorophyll fluorescence to determine the nitrogen status of plants 726(2)

C. Bredemeier

U. Schmidhalter

Reference populations for evaluation of the nutritional status of coffee by DRIS 728(2)

O. C. Bataglia

W. R. Santos

J. A. Quaggio

Towards a simple, generic modelling approach for developing site-specific nitrogen management strategies in irrigated rice 730(2)

C. Witt

J. M. Arah

P. Siband

Field scale variability of N2-fixation in legume and grass mixtures 732(2)

F. Locher

H. Heuwinkel

R. Gutser

U. Schmidhalter

Use of xylem sap to determine differences in the availability of mineral elements in soils 734(2)

A. Noguchi

I. Hasegawa

J. Yazaki

Soil properties and plant elemental compositions of faba bean at the flowering stage 736(2)

S. Z. Labuda

Using resin-extraction of soil nutrients for genotype selection and fertility management 738(2)

A. Olness

The attempt to utilize chemical composition of soil solution in fertilization diagnostics 740(2)

J. Labetowicz

B. Rutkowska

Potassium availability indices and plant response 742(2)

M. Shenker

X. Huang

Soil potassium determination in pasture soils in the basque country 744(2)

A. Aizpurua

S. Alava

A. Castellon

A. Alonso

G. Besga

Nitrogen fertilizer recommendation for sugar beet according to the EUF soil testing system 746(2)

D. Horn

F. Furstenfeld

Net mineralization of organic N in soils related to EUF (Electro-ultrafiltration) extractable organic N, organic C, nitrate and growth 748(2)

A. Maci

K. Mengel

Importance of EUF-extractable organic C for soil N mineralization and for N management of sugar beet 750(2)

F. Kempl

D. Steffens

D. Horn

S. Schubert

NIR-Spectroscopy to estimate soil nitrogen supply 752(2)

B. Wagner

R. Gutser

U. Schmidhalter

The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTEC®) for use in agricultural and horticultural crops - an overview 754(2)

W. Zerulla

G. Pasda

R. Hahndel

A. H. Wissemeier

Influence of soil parameters on the efficiency of the new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTECO) 756(2)

G. Barth

S. v. Tucher

U. Schmidhalter

The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTEC®) - Effects on yield and quality of agricultural and horticultural crops 758(2)

G. Pasda

R. Hahndel

W. Zerulla

The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP (ENTEC ®) allows increased N-efficiency with simplified fertilizing strategies 760(2)

W. Linzmeier

R. Gutser

U. Schmidhalter

A new nitrification inhibitor (DMPP) improves the nitrogen fertilizer efficiency in citrus-growing systems 762(2)

J. Banuls

A Quinones

E. Primo-Millo

F Legaz

Field evaluation of DMPP as a nitrification inhibitor in the area irrigated by the Canal d'Urgell (Northeast Spain) 764(2)

I. Carrascol

J. M. Villar

The new nitrification inhibitor DMPP - effects on gaseous emissions (N2O, CO2, CH from soil under field conditions 766(2)

A. Weiske

G. Benekiser

J. C. G. Ottow

Nitrous oxide emissions from injected 15N-labelled cattle slurry into grassland soil as affected by DMPP nitrification inhibitor 768(2)

K. Dittert

R. Bol

D. Chadwick

D. Hatch

The effect of nitrogen supply by NH4-beaker-deposits on tomatoes 770(2)

K. R. Chang

Sommer K.

Effect of calcareous irrigation water and N-management on the Ca2+ and SO42- distribution in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) 772(2)

B. Jaeger

H. Goldbach

K. Sommer

Effect of acetylene generated from carbide on nitrification in soil, yield of irrigated maize and growth of maize seedlings 774(2)

P. J. Randall

J. R.Freney

J. Hodgkin

T. C. Morton

Release of nitrogen from two controlled release fertilizers 776(2)

L. Andersen

Fertiliser and irrigation best management practices (BMPs) for optimal citrus production and water quality in sandy entiaols of Florida 778(2)

S. Paramasivam

A. K. Alva

K. S. Sajwan

J. P. Syvertsen

T. A. Wheaton

D. P. H. Tucker

Effect of N fertilisation in a young `Lane Late' orchard fertigated by drip irrigation 780(2)

M. R. Menino

J. C. Tomas

C. Carranca

M. L. Fernandes

A. de Varennes

Effect of fertigation timing and aeration on nitrogen dynamics in Chinese cabbage cultivation 782(2)

H. T. Heuberger

S. von Tucher

W. H. Schnitzler

Optimization of Anthurium andreanum mineral nutrition in soilless culture under tropical conditions 784(2)

L. Dufour

Effect of fertigation timetable on growth and nitrogen content of an ornamental shrub (Ligustrum ovalifolium L.) 786(2)

M. Salaun

S. Charpentier

V. Guerin

L. Huche-Thelier

Effect of foliar fertilisation with magnesium, sulfur, manganese and boron to sugar beet, oilseed rape, and cereals 788(2)

K. Orlovius

Effect of different methods of fertilisation on grape yield in Qazvin 790(2)

M. Shahabian

M. Mostashari

M. J. Malakouti

Effects of foilar applied K on California cotton 792(2)

B. L. Weir

B. A. Roberts

S. Stoddard

Response of broad bean (Vicia faba) to method of phosphorus application and foliar application of micronutrients 794(2)

A. T. Thalooth

G. M. Yakout

A. O. M. Saad

Immobilization of fertilizer nitrogen and consequences for nitrogen fertilization of cereals 796(2)

K. Blankenau

H.-W. Olfs

H. Kuhlmann

Yield and quality of winter oilseed rape related to nitrogen supply 798(2)

G.-W. Rathke

C. Schuster

Effect of rate, timing and form of nitrogen application on yield formation and nitrogen balance in oilseed rape production 800(2)

T. Behrens

W.J. Horst

F. Wiesler

Tanzania grass: Nitrogen distribution in shoots and utilization 802(2)

F. A. Monteiro

I. Benetti

Q. A. C. Carmello

Agro-physiological responses of tropical maize cultivars to nitrogen fertilization in the moist savanna of West Africa 804(2)

S. O. Oikeh

W. J. Horst

Nitrogen and chlormequatchloride on cotton cultivar 806(2)

P. K. Karthikeyan

R. Jayakumar

Nitrogen dynamics in irrigated grapevines (Vitis vinifera) 808(2)

M. T. Treeby

D. M. Wheatley

Effect of plant population density and nitrogen fertilization on yield and yield components of some white and yellow maize hybrids under drip irrigation system in sandy soil 810(2)

M. H. Griesh

G. M. Yakout

Effectiveness of mineral fertilizer use on calcareous chernozems 812(2)

N. E. Kravtsova

O. A. Birukova

I. A. Nagabedian

Influence of weed competition and fertilizer application on soil nutrients and performance of weeds and maize 814(2)

G. O. Iremiren

D. O. Ikhu-Omoregbee

E. Oserogho

E. O. Odile

Effect of S and N nutrition on N-accumulation and N-harvest in rapeseed-mustard (Brassica juncea L. and Brassica campestris L.) 816(2)

M. Z. Abdin

A. Ahmad

I. Khan

M. I. Qureshi

Y. P. Abrol

Effect of increasing N and P application rates on grain yield of winter wheat in long-term fertilization experiments 818(2)

K. Debreczeni

T. Kismanyoky

Response of selected crops to K fertilization on major soil types in South Vietnam 820(2)

P. Cong

C. Sat

R. Hardter

Potassium distribution and use efficiency in Brachiaria decumbens 822(2)

W. T. Mattos

F. A. Monteiro

A. R. Dechen

Corn yield and potassium accumulation related to potassium fertilizer rates 824(2)

Z. Khademi

M. R. Balali

M. J. Malakouti

Direct, cumulative and residual effect of P-fertilizer applied at different times to wheat and barley under the dryland conditions of Turkey 826(2)

B. Firat

S. Gumus

Physiological and biochemical responses of two precocious varieties of wheat to phosphate rock and TSP fertilisation in semi-arid land 828(2)

C. Rahmoune

S. Maalem

F. Redjel

S. Hioun

M. Bennaceur

Role of phosphorus on mineral nutrient concentrations and their ratios in rice 830(2)

M. A. Saleque

K. M. Akther

G. M. Panaullah

Fluid fertilisers - An efficient source of P for calcareous soils 832(2)

R. E. Holloway

I. Bertrand

A. J. Frischke

D. M. Brace

M. J. McLaughlin

W. Shepperd

R. D. Graham

Manganese nutrition of wheat as affected by phosphorus and manganese application to a calcareous soil 834(2)

N. Karimian

S. M. Hashemi

Sulphur supply and the optimisation of the yield of wheat 836(2)

R. V. Palmer

F. J. Zhao

S. P. McGrath

M. J. Hawkesford

Yield losses in groundnut due to micronutrient deficiencies in calcareous soils of India 838(2)

A. L. Singh

Effects of Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu fertilization on the yield and grain quality of wheat in the calcareous soils of Iran 840(2)

A. H. Ziaeian

M. J. Malakouti

Influence of N, P, K, Ca and Mg rates on leaf micronutrient concentration of 'Navaho' blackberry 842(2)

J. M. Spiers

J. H. Braswell

Plant availability of sulfur from organic fertilisers 844(2)

R. Gutser

S. von Tucher

Phosphorus availability to maize plants from sewage sludge treated with Fe compounds 846(2)

I. F. Samie

W. Romer

Degradation of chlorinated aromatic acids from sludge compost in soils 848(2)

T. Nagaoka

J. Tanaka

K. Kouno

T. Ando

Response of faba bean crop to phosphatic, foliar and bio-fertilization under new reclaimed sandy soil conditions 850(2)

G. M. Yakout

M.H.Greish

Boron uptake by plants as affected by organic matter 852(2)

U. Yermiyahu

R Keren

Y. Chen

Influence of different fertilization systems on the sulphur content of podzoluvisols and wheat grains 854(2)

A. Kanal

Prominent nitrogen uptake response to cattle feces by specific plant species 856(2)

M. Yamagata

S. Matsumoto

N. Koga

N. Ae

Mineralization patterns of nitrogen in waste-compost and responses of rice crop 858(2)

S. Matsumura

M. Kato

T. Motobayashi

H. Isshiki

Root partial contact with localized organic matter increased 59Fe uptake and alleviated lime-induced chlorosis of young apple trees 860(2)

S. M. Samar

M. J. Malakouti

H. Siadat

A. Sadjadi

H. Ghafourian

Non-root nutrition with vermicompost extracts as the way of ecological optimisation 862(2)

A. V. Gamaley

M. A. Nadporozhskaya

A. I. Popov

O. G. Chertov

N. V. Kovsh

O. A. Gromova

Mineral fertiliser consumption and crop yields in Slovakia in the period 1989-1999 864(2)

S. Torma

Nutrient cycling and management in different agro-eco regions of China 866(2)

J. Zhou

J. Xie

X. Chen

R. Hardter

Nutrient balances and present state of available nutrients in the soil 868(2)

P. Cermak

Nutrient uptake and crop productivity on Podzolic soils (Alfisols) 870(2)

G. Y. Elkina

Effects of reduced tillage intensity on soil Nmin dynamics following Oilseed rape cultivation 872(2)

T. Lickfett

Effect of ammonium levels and pH on nitrite accumulation in soils 874(2)

Q. R. Shen

W. Ran

Z. H. Cao

Spatial variability of available phosphorus and site specific P fertilizer recommendations in a wheat field 876(2)

M. R. Karaman

S. Ersahin

A. Durak

Remote sensing of soil properties to support site specific farming 878(2)

T. Selige

U. Schmidhalter

N loss by denitrification from potted ornamental plants 880(2)

H. Agner

M. K. Schenk

Effects of various nitrogen fertilisers on nitrous oxide emissions from arable soils 882(2)

B. Leick

C. Engels

Field emissions of NH3 and NOx following urea application to wheat 884(2)

A. Weber

R. Gutser

U. Schmidhalter

Application of the life cycle assessment methodology to investigate the environmental impact of different nitrogen fertiliser application rates in a crop rotation 886(2)

F. Brentrup

J. Kusters

H. Kuhlmann

Growth regulators for cereal and oil crops on the basis of 2,3-dichloroisobutyric acid and chlormequat chloride and residue analyses in the grain of oat 888(4)

W. Gans

W. Merbach

Nutrient dynamics in natural and agricultural ecosystems - Processes and modelling

Nitrogen saturation in forest ecosystems: Progress and remaining mysteries 892(2)

J. D. Aber

Carbon and nitrogen balances in Danish forest and agro ecosystems 894(2)

L. Rasmussen

Modelling nutrient cycles in grazed pasture systems of Southern Australia 896(2)

R. J. Simpson

A. D. Moore

A. E. Richardson

J. R. Donnelly

G. J. Blair

I. R. Johnson

Modelling soil acidification under pastures - The GRAZPLAN soil acidity model 898(2)

J. Braschkat

A. D. Moore

R. J. Simpson

P. J. Randall

Simulation study of nitrogen supply in boreal forests using model of soil organic matter dynamics ROMUL 900(2)

O. G. Chertov

A. S. Komarov

M. Nadporozhskaya

S. S, Bykhovets

S. L. Zudin

The effect of site specific fertilisation on N20 emissions and N-leaching - measurements and simulations 902(2)

J. C. Munch

A. Berkenkamp

U. Sehy

Modelling controlled nutrient release from coated fertilisers: Deterministic and statistical model 904(2)

A. Shaviv

Inventory and budget of nutrients in managed German forest stands - a method for sustainable nutrient management 906(2)

P. Rademacher

B. Mueller-Using

H. Meesenburg

K. J. Meiwes

Long-term nutrient dynamics of a spruce stand fertilised periodically for more than 50 years 908(2)

M. Mindrup

K. J. Meiwes

P. K. Khanna

Changes in the nitrogen budget of forest ecosystems under sustained reduction of inputs - analysis of state and prognoses based on a case study in a Norway spruce forest at Solling, Germany 910(2)

N. P. Lamersdorf

M. Bredemeier

F. Beese

Inverse estimation of parameters in a soil nitrogen turnover model for a beech forest 912(2)

E. Priesack

S. Gayler

R. Brumme

N. Bartsch

T. Vor

Ecosystem effects after ameliorative liming of a catchment at the Harz mountains, Germany 914(2)

H. Meesenburg

K. J. Meiwes

M. Wagner

J. Prenzel

Contribution of root turnover to nutrient cycling in beech forests 916(2)

K.-H. Wu

G. Jentschke

D. L. Godbold

Nitrate reductase activity in fine roots of norway spruce - A biochemical marker for nitrogen conditions in the soil? 918(2)

M. Genenger

E. Frossard

S. Zimmermann

I. Brunner

Fine roots of trees: Indicators for the element availability in forest soils and for forest soil conditions 920(2)

I. Brunner

S. Zimmermann

M. Genenger

Parameterizing net N mineralisation from 'old humus' in sandy arable soils of a drinking water catchment (Fuhrberger Feld) 922(2)

S. Heumann

J. Konecke

J Bottcher

G. Springob

A study of nutrition and toxic elements in the Carpathian Mountain forests using foliar analysis of white fir (Abies alba Mill.), Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst.), beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and humus 924(2)

B. Mankovska

Nutrient concentrations in leaves of peach trees subjected to acid rain 926(2)

Klimenko O. E.

Klimenko N. I.

Nutritional effects on leaf area index and growth of a young Eucalyptus nitens plantation 928(2)

P. Smethurst

C. Baillie

M. Cherry

Possible role of the soil in the Sissoo forest (Dalbergia sissoo, Roxb.) decline in the Nepal terai 930(2)

S. P. Sah

C. K. Sharma

F. Sehested

Relations between the use of N-fertilisers and the resulting N-balances on sandy and marshy soils in Lower Saxony/Germany - A farm study 932(2)

K. Moller

E. Przemeck

Effects of subsurface drainage design on nitrate leaching and crop yield 934(2)

A. El-Sadek

J. Feyen

Measured and simulated nitrate leaching in vegetable culture 936(2)

K. R. Vegh

I. Cserni

Nitrogen balances derived from long-term experiments with vegetable crops 938(2)

J. Ruhlmann

B. Geyer

Mineralisation of newly accumulated nitrogen 940(2)

R. Nieder

H. P. Dauck

D. K. Benbi

Recycling of N between soil and plants during the growing season 942(2)

M. A. Jimenez

R. Gutser

H. Schmid

J. C. Munch

Sulphate and nitrogen net mineralisation in coarse-textured soils in western Australia 944(2)

G. C. Anderson

I. R. P. Fillery

Nitrogen mineralisation kinetics in soils: An assessment of some modelling approaches 946(2)

D. K. Benbi

J. Richter

Validation of the EPIC model for nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by intercropped maize and cowpea on Alumi Haplic Acrisol 948(2)

I. de Barros

T. Gaiser

V. Romheld

Influence of rain distribution on yield and management practices for a winter wheat cultivation 950(2)

J. Bobert

U. Schmidhalter

Long-term trial on soil formation at Halle/Saale 952(2)

H. Beschow

W. Merbach

Model type selection for the examination of SOM dynamics and soil assessment as CO2 source/sink based on EuroSOMNET database 954(2)

O. D. Sirotenko

L. K. Shevtsova

V. A. Romanenkov

Removal of N and P from eutrophic pond water by using plant bed filter ditches planted with crops and flowers 956(2)

K. Abe

Y. Ozaki

Nitrous oxide and dinitrogen losses from flooded fen peat with and without reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) and common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.) plants 958(2)

J. Augustin

U. Munchmeyer

R. Russow

Production, consumption and emission of nitrous oxide in profiles of Stagnic Gleysols under changing soil moisture conditions 960(2)

M. Trimborn

W. Werner

Effect of pH on denitrificatton losses from different arable soils 962(4)

B. W. Hutsch

S. Zhang

K. Feng

F. Yan

S. Schubert

Plant nutrition and sustainable development

Challenges for sustaining productivity gains and environmental quality in intensive grain production systems of Asia and the United States 966(2)

A. Dobermann

K. G. Cassman

Does the farming system affect the nitrogen fertiliser value of animal manure? 968(2)

M. Langmeier

A. Oberson

M. Kreuzer

P. Mader

D. Dubois

E. Frossard

The role of N nutrition on lowland rice yields along an agroecological gradient in West Africa 970(2)

M. Becker

M. C. S. Wopereis

D. E. Johnson

Causes of legume-rotation effects in increasing cereal yields across the Sudanian, Sahelian and Guinean zone of West Africa 972(2)

A. Burkert

M. Bagayoko

S. Alvey

A. Bationo

Integrated approach for improved P nutrition of plants in tropical acid soils 974(2)

G. Keerthisinghe

F. Zapata

P. Chalk

P. Hocking

Root turnover and nutrient cycling in native and introduced pastures in tropical savannas 976(2)

I. M. Rao

C. Plazas

J. Ricaurte

Contribution of above- and below-ground interactions to intercropping 978(2)

F. S. Zhang

L. Li

J. H. Sun

Organic matter and its relation to maize crops on acid soils of Colombia 980(2)

L. A. Rojas

J. E. Baquero

M. Ramirez

F. Rodriquez

G. Roveda

Interaction effects of organic materials and lime on grain yield arid nutrient aquisition of three maize varieties grown in an Oxisol of the Colombian eastern plains 982(2)

J. E. Baquerol

L. A. Rojas

Three years performance of a tolerant and a susceptible maize cultivar on non-amended and amended acid soil 984(2)

C. The

H. Calba

W. J. Horst

C. Zonkeng

The effect of bio-compost application on crop yield and nitrogen dynamic in the soil 986(2)

R. Schulz

H. Al-Najar

J. Breuer

V. Romheld

Agricultural application of municipal solid waste compost in the Gaza Strip: in situ measurement of nutrient and heavy metal leaching 988(2)

A. Kaschl

E. Neumann

Y. Chen

V. Romheld

Chemical properties of different composts consisting of sewage sludge, cement kiln dust and plant residues 990(2)

A. Zayed

S. Mabrouk

M. Abdou

Utilisation of boiler ash from biomass heating plants as fertiliser substitut 992(2)

G. Uckert

R. Mette

B. Sattelmacher

Heavy metal pollution in a rhodic ferralsol of Cuba 994(2)

O. Muniz

J. Molina

S. Quicute

J. Estevez

Physicochemical processes effecting 137Cs and 90Sr migration in soils and uptake by plants 996(2)

E. N. Rovdan

A. M. Abramets

Control of Al/Fe activities in soils of the humid tropics by a balanced fertiliser management 998(2)

K. Sommer

Optimum rice yield under short-term cover crop fallow systems 1000(2)

R. K. Akanvou M.

Becker M. J.

Kropff L. Bastiaans

G. Dea

Dynamics, balance and recycling of nitrogen in lowland rice-based cropping system 1002(2)

R. K. Shrestha

J. K. Ladha

Effects of cover crops species on Passiflora edulis nutrition 1004(2)

L. R. M. de Andrade

A. M. de Carvalho

I. de C. Mendes

L. Vivaldi

C. T. Karia

N. T. V. Junqueira

Cultivation of legumes and grass/legume mixtures on arable land as a sustainable management 1006(2)

W. Grzebisz

J. Kryszak

W. Szczepaniak

R. Gaj

Productivity and yield quality of fodder galega (Galega orientalis Lam.) - Grass mixed swards 1008(2)

A. M. Adamovich

Root growth and nitrogen utilization of a leek crop and an undersown catch crop 1010(2)

K. L. Nielsen

K. K. Thorup-Kristensen

Competition for nutrients by key species of grassland systems on the tablelands of southeast Australia 1012(2)

J. Hill

R. J. Simpson

A. D. Moore

D. Chapman

Water and nutrient balance under slash-and-burn agriculture in the Eastern Amazon, Brasil - The role of a deep rooting fallow vegetation 1014(2)

R. Sommer

T. D. A. de Sa

K. Vielhauer

P. L. G. Vlek

H. Folster

Effects of short-duration fallows on P transformations in Oxisols of Western Kenya 1016(2)

E. Bunemann

A. Oberson

P. C. Smithson

B. Jama

E. Frossard

Phosphorus fractionation in oxisols under agroforestry and conventional coffee systems in Brazil 1018(2)

I. M. Cardoso

B. H. Janssen

O. Oenema

Th. Kuyper

Fuzzy set analysis and canonical correspondence analysis of soil arthropods (Coleoptera, Isopoda) in I organic and conventional agroecosystems 1020(2)

E. Hadjicharalambous

K. L. Kalburtji

A. P. Mamolos

Soil arthropod diversity in relation to weed diversity in organic and conventional agroecosystems 1022(2)

E. Hadjicharalambous

K. L. Kalburtji

A. P. Mamolos

Plastic film mulching cultivation: a new technology for resource saving water N fertiliser and reduced environmental pollution 1024(2)

L. Wu

Z. Zhu

Y. Liang

F. Zhang

A holistic approach towards sustainable land use management in the Hedgerow - Field crop interface 1026(2)

R. Mette

G. Uckert

B. Sattelmacher

Integration of plant nutrition and soil fertility in international and interdisciplinary teaching activities on sustainable land use and natural resource management 1028(3)

T. Muller

Q. Gausset

P. Van der Keur

O. Mertz

P. Oksen

A. Aalbaek
Author index 1031(8)
Appendix of manuscripts 1039