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Mengel K, Kirkby EA (1987) Principles of plant nutrition. International Potash Institute,
Switzerland, p 687
Meyer RC, Gryczka C, Neitsch C, Müller M, Bräutigam A, Schlereth A, Altmann T (2019) Genetic
diversity for nitrogen use efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana. Planta 250:41–57
Migge A, Carrayol E, Hirel B, Becker TW (2000) Leaf-specific overexpression of plastidic
glutamine synthetase stimulates the growth of transgenic tobacco seedlings. Planta
210:252–260
Migocka M, Malas K (2018) Plant responses to copper: molecular and regulatory mechanisms of
copper uptake, distribution and accumulation in plants. In: Plant micronutrient use efficiency.
Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 71–86
Mills RF, Doherty ML, López-Marqués RL, Weimar T, Dupree P, Palmgren MG, Williams LE
(2008) ECA3, a Golgi-localized P2A-type ATPase, plays a crucial role in manganese nutrition
in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol 146:116–128S
Miura K, Rus A, Sharkhuu A, Yokoi S, Karthikeyan AS, Raghothama KG et al (2005) The
Arabidopsis SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 controls phosphate deficiency responses. Proc Natl Acad
Sci 102:7760–7765
Montiel G, Gantet P, Jay-Allemand C, Breton C (2004) Transcription factor networks pathways to
the knowledge of root development. Plant Physiol 136:3478–3485
Morère-Le Paven MC, Viau L, Hamon A, Vandecasteele C, Pellizzaro A, Bourdin C, Legros C
(2011) Characterization of a dual-affinity nitrate transporter MtNRT1 3 in the model legume
Medicago truncatula. J Exp Bot 62:5595–5605
Morris EC, Griffiths M, Golebiowska A, Mairhofer S, Burr-Hersey J, Goh T, Vissenberg K (2017)
Shaping 3D root system architecture. Curr Biol 27:R919–R930
Mosa KA, Kumar K, Chhikara S, Musante C, White JC, Dhankher OP (2016) Enhanced boron
tolerance in plants mediated by bidirectional transport through plasma membrane intrinsic
proteins. Sci Rep 6:21640
Mouline K, Very A-A, Gaymard F, Boucherez J, Pilot G et al (2002) Pollen tube development and
competitive ability are impaired by disruption of a Shaker KC channel in Arabidopsis. Genes
Dev 16:339–350
Muchhal US, Pardo JM, Raghothama KG (1996) Phosphate transporters from the higher plant
Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc Natl Acad Sci 93:10519–10523
Mugford SG, Yoshimoto N, Reichelt M, Wirtz M, Hill L, Mugford ST et al (2009) Disruption of
adenosine-50-phosphosulfate kinase in Arabidopsis reduces levels of sulfated secondary
metabolites. Plant Cell 21:910–927
Nagy R, Vasconcelos MJV, Zhao S, McElver J, Bruce W, Amrhein N, Bucher M (2006) Differential regulation of five Pht1 phosphate transporters from maize (Zea mays L). Plant Biol
8:186–197
Nam Y-J, Tran L-SP, Kojima M, Sakakibara H, Nishiyama R, Shin R (2012) Regulatory roles of
cytokinins and cytokinin signaling in response to potassium deficiency in Arabidopsis. PLoS
One 7(10):e47797
Nardoto GB, Da Cunha BMM, Pinto AS, Klink CA (2006) Nutrient use efficiency at ecosystem and
species level in savanna areas of Central Brazil and impacts of fire. J Tropical Ecol 22:191–201
Nieves-Cordones M, Alemán F, Martínez V, Rubio F (2010) The Arabidopsis thaliana HAK5 K+
transporter is required for plant growth and K+ acquisition from low K+ solutions under saline
conditions. Mol Plant 3:326–333
Nilsson L, Müller R, Nielsen TH (2007) Increased expression of the MYB-related transcription
factor, PHR1, leads to enhanced phosphate uptake in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Environ
30:1499–1512
Ninnemann O, Jauniaux JC, Frommer WB (1994) Identification of a high affinity NH4+ transporter
from plants. EMBO J 13:3464–3471
5 Plant Roots and Mineral Nutrition: An Overview of Molecular Basis of Uptake and. . . 177