29 Jul Strategies for enhancing Phosphorus use efficiency
कृषि फसलों में फास्फोरस उपयोग दक्षता बढ़ाने के लिए रणनीतियां Phosphorus (P), an essential macronutrient for all living organisms, is a vital component for building blocks of genes and chromosomes. In plants, it plays a role in virtually all biochemical processes that involve energy transfer. It is a constituent of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is often termed as ‘energy currency’ of the plant cell. In plant, P is essential for photosynthesis, respiration and root growth, flowering, fruiting, seed setting and seed yield. The total P content in agricultural crops ranges from 0.1 to 0.5%. Phosphorus is taken up by the plant as primary orthophosphate ion ( H2PO4- ) but it is also...