Editing Nutrient sensing (section)

===Types of nutrients in plants===

Potassium (K<sup>+</sup>) and phosphorus (P<sup>+</sup>) are important macronutrients for crops but are often deficient in the field. Very little is known about how plants sense fluctuations in concentrations of K<sup>+</sup> and P<sup>+</sup>, and how such sensing is integrated at the organismic level into physiological and metabolic adaptations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Cell |title=Getting to the root of nutrient sensing |url=https://phys.org/news/2010-06-root-nutrient.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=phys.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Amtmann |first=Anna |title=Nutrient Sensing and Signalling in Plants: Potassium and Phosphorus |date=2005-01-01 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065229605430050 |work=Advances in Botanical Research |volume=43 |pages=209–257 |access-date=2023-12-30 |series=Incorporating Advances in Plant Pathology |publisher=Academic Press |last2=Hammond |first2=John P. |last3=Armengaud |first3=Patrick |last4=White |first4=Philip J.}}</ref> Smaller amounts of other [[Nutrient|micronutrients]] are also important for the growth of the crop. All of these nutrients are equally important for the growth of the plant and lack of one nutrient can result in poor growth of the plant as well as becoming more vulnerable to diseases or can lead to death.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2002 |title=What Nutrients do Plants need? |url=http://www.agroservicesinternational.com/Education/Fert1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427071459/https://www.agroservicesinternational.com/Education/Fert1.html |archive-date=2021-04-27 |website=Agro Services International}}</ref> These nutrients along with {{CO2}} and energy from the sun aids in the development of the plant.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |url=http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/raven6b/graphics/raven06b/other/raven06_39.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041122052625/http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/raven6b/graphics/raven06b/other/raven06_39.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 November 2004 |title=Higher Education Support {{!}} McGraw Hill Higher Education}}</ref>