First International Meeting on Microbial Phosphate Solubilization

Download or read book First International Meeting on Microbial Phosphate Solubilization written by E. Velazquez and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2002, sixty international specialists met to discuss problems of high P-unavailability as a soil nutrient for crops, and the hazards of increased phosphate input to aquatic habitats from industrial and mining activities, sewage disposal, detergents, and other sources. Among the presentations were updated solutions to enhance P-uptake by plants, bioremediation potential in the rehabilitation of ecosystems, taxonomic characterization interactions with mycorrizae, the physiological and molecular basis of PSM, and more.