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Sulfur Nutrition and Assimilation in Crop Plants

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Sulfur Assimilation and Abiotic Stress in Plants

Sulfur (S) deficiency has become common in agricultural soils and has resulted in crop yield loss. Agricultural soils are further at risk from S-deficiency in cereals and oilseed crops. The present paper discusses the effects of sulfur on plant growth and crop quality in various crops associated with S-deficiency and increase in the environment (Air pollution). Plant responses to S-supply are examined. The importance of sulfur assimilation pathways, which have pivotal role in influencing plant S-metabolism, is discussed.

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Bimbraw, A.S. (2008). Sulfur Nutrition and Assimilation in Crop Plants. In: Khan, N.A., Singh, S., Umar, S. (eds) Sulfur Assimilation and Abiotic Stress in Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76326-0_4

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