Front Cover -- SUSTAINABLE PLANT NUTRITION -- SUSTAINABLE PLANT NUTRITION: MOLECULAR INTERVENTIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- one -- Physiological and molecular aspects of macronutrient uptake by higher plants -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Importance of macronutrients for plants? -- 3. Macronutrients role for sustainability of crop system -- 4. Root system architecture (RSA) modulation -- 5. Molecular mechanism and signaling transport of macronutrients in plants -- 5.1 Nitrogen uptake -- 5.2 Phosphorus uptake -- 5.3 Potassium uptake -- 5.4 Calcium uptake -- 5.5 Magnesium uptake -- 5.6 Sulfur uptake -- 6. Nutrient interaction with plants to enhance NUE and decrease ecological footprints -- 7. Nutrient use efficiency dependent crop production -- 8. Future prospects and conclusion -- References -- two -- Plant nutrition and soil fertility: physiological and molecular avenues for crop improvement -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Soil fertility and plant nutrition -- 3. Micronutrients -- 4. Role of Mn in plants -- 5. Role of Cu in plant development -- 6. Role of iron in plants -- 7. Role of boron in plants -- 8. Role of selenium in plants -- 9. Zinc (Zn) -- 10. Molybdenum (Mo) -- 11. Nickel (Ni) -- 12. Chlorine (Cl) -- 13. Macronutrients -- 14. Nitrogen (N) -- 15. Phosphorus (P) -- 16. Sulfur (S) -- 17. Potassium (K) -- 18. Calcium (Ca) -- 19. Magnesium (Mg) -- 20. Conclusion -- References -- three -- Nutrient acquisition, transport and metabolism within the plant cells -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nutrient acquisition -- 3. Nutrient acquisition strategies of plants -- 4. Cellular mechanism of plant for nutrient acquisition and uptake -- 5. Nutrient transport within the plant -- 6. Mechanisms and molecular characters involved for nutrient transport.