J APER*, B DE CAUWER†, S DE ROO†, M LOURENC O‡, V FIEVEZ‡, R BULCKE† & D REHEUL§ *Plant Sciences Unit, Applied Genetics and Breeding, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Melle, Belgium, †Weed Science Unit, Department of Plant Production, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, ‡Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality, Department of Animal Production, Ghent University,...

Mycorrhizal associations are known to improve the hydro-mineral nutrition of their host plants. However, the importance of mycorrhizal symbiosis for plant potassium nutrition has so far been poorly studied. We therefore investigated the impact of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Hebeloma cylindrosporum on the potassium nutrition of Pinus pinaster and examined the involvement of the fungal potassium t...

Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for humans. Increasing Se content in food crops offers an effective approach to enhance the consumption of Se in human diets. A thoroughly understanding of the effects of Se on plant growth is important for Se biofortification in food crops. Given that Se is an analog of sulfur (S) and can be toxic to plants, its effect on plant growth is expected to ...

1 Univ. of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Fac., Zootechnical dep., Groblje 3, SI-1230 domžale, Slovenia, ph.d., e-mail: [email protected] 2 Same address, e-mail: [email protected] 3 Same address, Assoc. prof., ph.d., e-mail: [email protected] 4 Same address, ph.d., e-mail: [email protected] Use of herbs and spices and their extracts in animal nutrition The ban o...

two laboratory and greenhouse experiments were carried out to compare and evaluate the nutrition of phaseolus vulgaris l. plant with foliar spray and root media. in laboratory, effect of four treatments; n- nutrition solution; urban solid waste leachate (uswl); vermi-compost extract and control (distilled water) on germination and seeding growth of phaseolus vulgaris l. was examined for 10 days...

Water and phosphorus (P) are two critical resources for high nature value farming in semi-dry mountains. ey are major drivers of grassland productivity but can negatively a€ect plant diversity. Soil moisture is known to a€ect soil microbial activity and plant P nutrition but the e€ects of irrigation on soil P status, soil microbial P and plant P nutrition in semi-natural grasslands remain larg...

Versatility and specificity are usually mutually exclusive terms. However, as we discuss calcium’s role in plant nutrition, we are obliged to contrast the plethora of general housekeeping functions of this element against the ability of calcium (Ca) to impart signaling specificity during biological responses (Marschner, 1995). Plants have evolved to rely on the unique properties of Ca for a ran...