The nitrogen (N)-use efficiency of agricultural plants is notoriously poor. Globally, about 50%
of the N fertilizer applied to crop** systems is not absorbed by plants, but lost to the …

Crop productivity relies heavily on nitrogen (N) fertilization. Production and application of N
fertilizers consume huge amounts of energy, and excess is detrimental to the environment; …

Extensive use of plastic film mulch has resulted in accumulation of a large amount of
residual plastic, which will eventually fragment into microplastics in agricultural soils …

Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) consists of two main subspecies, indica and japonica.
Indica has higher nitrate-absorption activity than japonica, but the molecular mechanisms …

Cellular pH homeostasis is fundamental for life, and all cells adapt to maintain this balance.
In plants, the chemical form of nitrogen supply, nitrate and ammonium, is one of the cellular …

Low availability of nitrogen (N) is often a major limiting factor to crop yield in most nutrient-
poor soils. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are beneficial symbionts of most land plants …

Plant nitrate transporters were first identified and functionally characterized more than 20
years ago. They are encoded at least by four gene families, NRT1 (NPF), NRT2, CLC, and …

Water and nitrogen availability limit crop productivity globally more than most other
environmental factors. Plant availability of macronutrients such as nitrate is, to a large extent …

Increasing nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is critical to improve crop yield, reduce N fertilizer
demand and alleviate environmental pollution. N remobilization is a key component of NUE …

Life on Earth is sustained by a small volume of soil surrounding roots, called the
rhizosphere. The soil is where most of the biodiversity on Earth exists, and the rhizosphere …