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nutrients. However, the compensatory and interactive nature of the uptake
and storage of different nutrients suggests that such inter-nutritional trade-
offs could exist. Adding to this complexity is the knowledge that all these
possible trade-offs are strongly influenced by environment, plant and nutrient
specific variables.
In conclusion, the physiological basis of NUE still displays a wide field for
future research and the complexity and plasticity of plant metabolism may yet
have many surprises in store in our attempts to “improve” it. More integrative
studies, connecting several scientific disciplines are required to understand
the complexity of all the variables that influence NUE resulting in physio-
logically relevant strategies for the improvement of plant NUE in agricultural
production.
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