Annals of Botany, Vol. 107, No. 2 (February 2011), pp. 243-254 (12 pages) • Background and Aims Improving phosphorus (P) nutrient efficiency in Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) likely to result in ...

Plants acquire phosphorus in the form of inorganic phosphate (Pi) from the soil through a tightly regulated network of transporters and signalling pathways that ensure nutrient homeostasis. This ...

An international team of climate scientists has found that accounting for phosphorus-deficient soils reduced projected carbon dioxide uptake by an average of 50% in the Amazon, compared to current ...

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Your recent column mentioned the need for a lot of calcium for bone health. As I understand, bones also contain a lot of phosphorus. Why is it that we do not get phosphorus supplements? -- K.O.S.

Recently, a research team led by Yan Junhua, a researcher at the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that trees in subtropical forests are more capable of coping ...

Phosphorus is essential for undisturbed plant growth and development. However, in many soils, phosphorus is only poorly available. One mechanism used by plants to increase phosphorus availability is ...