RESPONSES OF PLANTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES

By ELIZABETH THOMPSON

CONTENTS 1 NITRATE UPTAKE BY ROOTS - TRANSPORTERS AND ROOT DEVELOPMENT 2 METABOLIC REGULATION OF AMMONIUM UPTAKE AND ASSIMILATION 3 ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN - POLLUTANT OR FERTILISER? 4 SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION 5 NITROGEN METABOLISM AND PLANT ADAPTATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT - THE SCOPE FOR PROCESS-BASED MODELLING 6 LIGHT REGULATION OF NITRATE UPTAKE, ASSIMILATION AND METABOLISM 7 MODULATION OF NITRATE REDUCTION - ENVIRONMENTAL AND INTERNAL FACTORS INVOLVED 8 INTEGRATED MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF THE POLYAMINE PATHWAY IN ABIOTIC STRESS SIGNALLING 9 SIGNIFICANCE OF SECONDARY NITROGEN METABOLITES FOR FOOD QUALITY 10 BIOTECHNOLOGY OF NITROGEN ACQUISITION IN RICE - IMPLICATIONS FOR FOOD SECURITY