Sulfur in Plants An Ecological Perspective
Combining an ecosystems approach with new insights at the molecular and biochemical level, this book presents the latest findings on how plants respond, physiologically, to sulphur in their environment. It explores key areas – such as biotic and abiotic i
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Plant Ecophysiology Volume 6
Series Editors:
Luit J. De Kok University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Malcolm J. Hawkesford Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom
Ineke Stulen University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Aims & Scope: The Springer Series in Plant Ecophysiology comprises a series of volumes that deals with the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on plant functioning and physiological adaptation to the environment. The aim of the Plant Ecophysiology series is to review and integrate the present knowledge on the impact of the environment on plant functioning and adaptation at various levels: from the molecular, biochemical and physiological to a whole plant level. This series is of interest to scientists who like to be informed of new developments and insights in plant ecophysiology, and can be used as advanced textbooks for biology students.
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
Sulfur in Plants An Ecological Perspective Edited by
Malcolm J. Hawkesford Rothamsted Research, Harpenden United Kingdom
and
Luit J. De Kok University of Groningen The Netherlands
A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
ISBN-10 ISBN-13 ISBN-10 ISBN-13
1-4020-5886-1 (HB) 978-1-4020-5886-8 (HB) 1-4020-5887-5 (e-book) 978-1-4020-5887-5 (e-book)
Published by Springer, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. www.springer.com
Printed on acid-free paper Cover photographs: The two cover photographs show an ornamental Brassica species and the slopes of Mount Etna, Sicily. Brassica species in general have a high sulfur requirement and contain high levels of organic sulfur compounds. On the slopes of Mount Etna, in addition to light and water stress, plant communities suffer occasional high levels of atmospheric sulfur from volcanic activity. Photographs by M. J. Hawkesford.
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CONTENTS Contributors
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Preface
xi
1. Sulfur and plant ecology: a central role of sulfate transporters in responses to sulfur availability Malcolm J. Hawkesford
1
2. Sulfur interactions in crop ecosystems Silvia Haneklaus, Elke Bloem, and Ewald Schnug
17
3. Sulfur in forest ecosystems Michael Tausz
59
4. Sulfur in the marine environment Jacqueline Stefels
77
5. Atmospheric sulfur Luit J. De Kok, Mark Durenkamp, Liping Yang, and Ineke Stulen
91
6. Sulfur in plants as part of a metabolic network Rainer Hoefgen and Holger Hesse
107
7. Sulfur in resistance to environmental stresses Kathryn A. North and Stanislav Kopriva
143
8. Molecular links between metals in the environment and plant sulfur metabolism Agnieszka
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