Plant nutriomics in China: an overview.
BACKGROUND
Population and environmental pressure have imposed a great challenge on agriculture in China to explore innovative and effective solutions to its pressing plant nutritional problems. Plant nutriomics is a new frontier in plant biology that can provide innovative solutions for improving plant nutrient efficiency, thus increasing crop productivity through genetic and molecular approaches.


METHODS
This review summarizes current efforts and progress in plant nutriomic research in China with examples from several case studies. It also points out potential obstacles and depicts future perspectives in this emerging frontier of plant nutrition.


CONCLUSIONS
Although plant nutriomics is still at a conceptual stage, substantial efforts are being made in China aimed at increasing plant nutrient efficiency through a nationwide, co-ordinated project on plant nutriomics. Future studies involving both national and international collaborations are needed to develop nutrient-efficient, stress-tolerant and high-quality crop varieties for both China and elsewhere.
Yan
Xiaolong
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Laboratory of Plant Nutritional Genetics, Root Biology Center, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Wu
Ping
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Ling
Hongqing
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Xu
Guohua
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Xu
Fangsen
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Zhang
Qifa
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D001895:Boron / Q000378:metabolism; D002681:China; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D005308:Fertilizers; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D023281:Genomics; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D040901:Proteomics; D015398:Signal Transduction
D005308:Fertilizers; D010758:Phosphorus; D007501:Iron; D009584:Nitrogen; D001895:Boron