Plant Nitrogen Metabolism: Current Status and Future Directions
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2025) | Viewed by 1288
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Interests: nucleotides; ureides; ribonucleases; senescence; germination
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Dear Colleagues,
Nitrogen is a vital element for plants since it is a component of some important molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, chlorophylls, and some secondary metabolites. A reduced availability of nitrogen for plants leads to a reduction in plant growth and losses in crop yield. Nitrogen is mainly acquired as nitrate and/or ammonium from soil, and for its efficient assimilation, plants have developed sophisticated and regulated mechanisms of uptake and assimilation. In agriculture nitrogen is supplemented to plants using synthetic fertilizers, which have led to some important environmental challenges. Legumes can use the atmospheric nitrogen as nitrogen source thanks to the establishment of symbiotic association with certain root nodule-forming bacteria. This has a great interest both economic and environmental since nitrogen fixation reduce the use of fertilizers in agriculture.
Despite its importance to plant development and crop yield, many aspects of nitrogen metabolism in plants are still poorly understood. This Special Issue will focus on all the aspects related to nitrogen metabolism, including uptake, assimilation, transport, catabolism, recycling, etc. Articles with new approaches to increase crop yield in the near future, especially in changing conditions are welcome. Original research papers and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Pedro Piedras
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nitrate
- ammonium
- amides, ureides
- nitrogen fixation
- reactive nitrogen species
- nitrogen signalling
- nitrogen molecules in response to stress
- nitrogen molecules in mobilization situations
- sustainable agriculture
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