The Influence of Climatic Factors on Nutrient Uptake Efficiency in Crops

The warming of the global climate is contributing to extreme events including floods, heatwaves, drought, and erratic weather patterns. These climatic factors affect plant growth and are yield determinants with the potential to disrupt sustainable crop production. Research shows that climatic variables such as temperature, precipitation, and elevated CO2 levels can significantly impact the uptake and utilization of nutrients. Despite substantial advances in our knowledge of responses and adaptations to individual abiotic stresses in plants, there is now an urgent need to establish how multiple climatic factors impact nutrient uptake efficiency in crops under fast-changing environmental conditions.

This Research Topic aims to examine how various climatic factors influence the efficiency of nutrient uptake in crops and to explore strategies that might optimize crop production under such conditions. The goal is to provide actionable insights that could direct novel germplasm development and cultivation practices to maintain and enhance food security in disparate climatic zones.

To advance our understanding in this area, we welcome contributions that address the following themes:

• Impact of changing climate patterns on macro- and micro-nutrient uptake in major crops.
• Accelerate our knowledge of crop adaptation to abiotic stresses under variable climate factors.
• Identify trait strategies for enhanced crop nutrient uptake efficiency under multiple climatic factors.
• Utilise genetic variation in crop nutrient acquisition to develop resilience to climatic factors.
• Impact of climate variables on root-microbial interaction in relation to nutrient uptake efficiency.
• Case studies of successful nutrient management practices in diverse climatic conditions.

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• Brief Research Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Systematic Review

Keywords: climate impact on crop nutrients, crop nutrient uptake efficiency, agricultural responses to climate change, crop adaptation to abiotic stress, nutrient management in changing climates, CO2 effects on plant nutrition

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