Plant mineral nutrients : methods and protocols /
edited by Frans J.M. Maathuis.
- New York : Humana Press, c2013.
- xi, 297 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Methods in molecular biology, 953 1064-3745 ; Springer protocols, 1949-2448 .
- Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ; v. 953. Springer protocols. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Roles and functions of plant mineral nutrients -- Plant growth and cultivation -- Protocols for growing plant symbioses: mycorrhiza -- Protocols for growing plant symbioses: rhizobia -- Plant cell suspension cultures -- Soil analysis using visible and near infrared spectroscopy -- Mineral composition analysis: measuring anion uptake and anion concentrations in plant tissues -- Multielement plant tissue analysis using ICP spectrometry -- Mapping element distributions in plant tissues using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence techniques -- Flux measurements of cations using radioactive tracers -- Ion flux measurements using the MIFE techique -- Sampling and analysis of phloem sap -- Methods for xylem sap collection -- Plant single cell sampling -- Measurements of cytosolic ion concentrations in live cells -- Real time measurement of cytoplasmic ions -- Large-scale plant ionomics -- Applications of high-throughput plant phenotyping to study nutrient use efficiency.