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A Review of Nutrient Stress Modifications in Plants, Alleviation Strategies, and Monitoring through Remote Sensing

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Mineral nutrients are indispensable for the proper growth and development of plants. The ability of plants to appropriately respond to the soil nutrient availability is of primary importance for their development and to complete their life cycle. The requirement of a particular mineral nutrient is assessed generally by the chemical analysis of the plant tissues. The terms macro- or micronutrients are used in reference to the quantitative requirement of a particular mineral. Macronutrients are acquired in greater amount as compared to micronutrients as they are part of the fundamental substances in plant cell and tissue development. The mineral composition of plants shows a lot of variation and is influenced by several factors such as genetic constitution of the plant, chemical constituents of the soil, climatic conditions, and age of the plant. Despite wide variation in the mineral composition of different plants, a certain critical level of nutrients is necessary for healthy growth of plants. A shortage of any mineral nutrients can result in different stress-induced responses such as restricted shoot and root growth, early defoliation of older leaves, and decreased biomass yield. Nutrient stress may result from either low levels of availability of the element or presence of excess concentrations. Developing nutrient stress tolerance in crop plants may help to extend agriculture to unexplored harsh and nutrient-poor soils. The understanding of plant nutrient requirement is important to ensure its availability in the surrounding environment, which is characteristically achieved through sufficient fertilization for rapid and continuous uptake by plants.

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Gulzar, S., Hassan, A., Nawchoo, I.A. (2020). A Review of Nutrient Stress Modifications in Plants, Alleviation Strategies, and Monitoring through Remote Sensing. In: Aftab, T., Hakeem, K.R. (eds) Plant Micronutrients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49856-6_14

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