Herbert Kronzucker

Stigmasterol root exudation arising from Pseudomonas inoculation of the duckweed rhizosphere enhances nitrogen removal from polluted waters.

Yufang Lu, Herbert J Kronzucker, Weiming Shi

Journal article  |  2021  |  Environ Pollut

Rhizospheric microorganisms such as denitrifying bacteria are able to affect 'rhizobioaugmention' in aquatic plants and can help b..

Mechanical side-deep fertilization mitigates ammonia volatilization and nitrogen runoff and increases profitability in rice production independent of fertilizer type and split ratio

J Min, H Sun, Y Wang, Y Pan, HJ Kronzucker, D Zhao, W Shi

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Cleaner Production

A combination of nitrogen (N) fertilizer side-deep placement and mechanical transplanting of rice seedling (MSDF) has been recomme..

WRKY46 promotes ammonium tolerance in Arabidopsis by repressing NUDX9 and indole-3-acetic acid-conjugating genes and by inhibiting ammonium efflux in the root elongation zone

Dong-Wei Di, Li Sun, Meng Wang, Jingjing Wu, Herbert J Kronzucker, Shuang Fang, Jinfang Chu, Weiming Shi, Guangjie Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Ammonium (NH4 + ) is toxic to root growth in most plants, even at moderate concentrations. Transcriptional regulation is one of th..

Syringic acid from rice as a biological nitrification and urease inhibitor and its synergism with 1,9-decanediol

Yufang Lu, Xiaonan Zhang, Mingkun Ma, Weijun Zu, Herbert J Kronzucker, Weiming Shi

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

The type, functions, and mechanisms of biological nitrification inhibitors (BNIs) from rice were investigated using a combination ..

Potassium physiology from Archean to Holocene: A higher-plant perspective

Dev T Britto, Devrim Coskun, Herbert J Kronzucker

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

In this paper, we discuss biological potassium acquisition and utilization processes over an evolutionary timescale, with emphasis..

High ammonium inhibits root growth in Arabidopsis thaliana by promoting auxin conjugation rather than inhibiting auxin biosynthesis

Dong-Wei Di, Guangjie Li, Li Sun, Jingjing Wu, Meng Wang, Herbert J Kronzucker, Shuang Fang, Jinfang Chu, Weiming Shi

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Ammonium (NH4+) inhibits primary root (PR) growth in most plant species when present even at moderate concentrations. Previous stu..

Induction of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase protects root growth from ammonium toxicity by regulating potassium homeostasis in Arabidopsis and rice

Lin Zhang, Haiyan Song, Baohai Li, Meng Wang, Dongwei Di, Xianyong Lin, Herbert J Kronzucker, Weiming Shi, Guangjie Li

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Ammonium (NH4+) is toxic to root growth in most plants already at moderate levels of supply, but mechanisms of root growth toleran..

Comprehensive assessment of the effects of nitrification inhibitor application on reactive nitrogen loss in intensive vegetable production systems

J Min, H Sun, HJ Kronzucker, Y Wang, W Shi

Journal article  |  2021  |  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Previous studies regarding environmental impacts of nitrification inhibitors (NIs) in intensive vegetable production systems mainl..

Nitrogen depletion enhances endodermal suberization without restricting transporter-mediated root NO3- influx

VJ Melino, DC Plett, P Bendre, HC Thomsen, VV Zeisler-Diehl, L Schreiber, HJ Kronzucker

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Roots vary their permeability to aid radial transport of solutes towards xylem vessels in response to nutritional cues. Nitrogen (..

Continuous monitoring of plant sodium transport dynamics using clinical PET

Gihan P Ruwanpathirana, Darren C Plett, Robert C Williams, Catherine E Davey, Leigh A Johnston, Herbert J Kronzucker

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLANT METHODS

BACKGROUND: The absorption, translocation, accumulation and excretion of substances are fundamental processes in all organisms inc..