The present book encompasses 31 chapters that focus on the progress made in soil-plant systems to enhance nutrient use efficiency. The book is structured around four major themes: 1) Introduction and Fundamentals of Soil Plant Atmosphere Continuum and nutrient use efficiency, 2) Soil physical, chemical, biological and agronomic management for improving NUE, 3) Plant physiological, genetic & molecular biological basis for improving nutrient uptake & use efficiency, and 4) Climate change aspects related to soil and plant systems for improving NUE. Additionally, the book includes several chapters on analytical techniques and instrumentation for the study of nutrient use efficiency with respect to physico-chemical and biological parameters.

1. Nutrient Management and Nutrient Use Efficiency Indian Perspective A.K. Patra and R. Elanchezhian 2. Nutrient Dynamics in Soil-Plant System–NPK A.K. Biswas and R. Elanchezhian 3. Nitrogen Fertilizer Use Efficiency: An Overview A.K. Biswas, K. Ramesh and R. Elanchezhian 4. Balanced Nutrition – Key for Improving Nutrient Use Efficiency Muneshwar Singh and R.H. Wanjari 5. Phosphorus Use Efficiency Through Soil Based Interventions A. Subba Rao, A.K. Biswas and I. Rashmi 6. Land and Tillage Management Techniques for Enhancing Nutrient Use Efficiency R.S. Chaudhary and J. Somasundaram 7. Precision Nutrient Management for Improving Crop Productivity B.P. Meena, P.K. Tiwari, M.L. Dotaniya, A.O. Shirale and K. Ramesh 8. Agronomic Management Options for Improving Nutrient Use Efficiency in Different Soil Systems under Climate Change Scenario K. Ramesh, A.K. Biswas and R. Elanchezhian 9. Sustainable Management of Problem Soils for Improving Yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency P. Dey 10. Prospects of Indigenous Sources of Potassium for Crop Production A.O. Shirale, B.P. Meena, S. Srivastava, A.K. Biswas, A.K. Patra and A. Subba Rao 11. Nanotechnology Applications in Soil and Plant Nutrition Research S.Kundu, K. Ramesh and R. Elanchezhian 12. Physiological and Molecular Basis for Improving Nutrient Use Efficiency of Crops R. Elanchezhian and Renu Pandey 13. Entry and Internalization of Nanoparticle into Plant Systems R. Elanchezhian, K. Ramesh and A.K. Biswas 14. Nano Rock Phosphate Absorption and Utilization in Plants T. Adhikari 15. Advances in Genetic Basis of Nutrient Use Efficiency of Plants C.N. Neeraja and S.R.Voleti 16. Advances in Phosphorus Use Efficiency of Plants Renu Pandey and R. Elanchezhian 17. Development of Nutrient Use Efficient Genotypes V. P. Bhadana, R.M. Sundaram, Brajendra H.K. Mahadevaswamy S. Kota and P. Senguttuvel 18. Biofortification of Crops for Improved Yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency Ajay and R. Elanchezhian 19. Rhizodeposition by Plants: A Boon to Soil Health M.L. Dotaniya and B.P. Meena 20. Climate Change and its Impact on Soil-Plant Systems Rajendiran S., M.V. Coumar and S.Kundu 21. Simulation Modeling for Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crops and Cropping Systems M. Mohanty and N.K. Sinha 22. Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics with Respect to Climate Change M.C. Manna 23. Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics A Key to Soil Health Pramod Jha, Brijlal Lakaria and A.K. Biswas 24. Impact of Conservation Agricultural Practices on Soil Organic Carbon and Nutrient Availability: An Overview J. Somasundaram, Steven Reeves, K.M. Hati and R.S.Chaudhary 25. Role of Biochar in Improved Crop Performance and Climate Change Mitigation Brij Lal Lakaria, Pramod Jha and A.K. Biswas 26. Recycling Urban Organic Wastes and Waste Water for Better Crop Production and Nutrient Use J.K. Saha and M.V. Coumar 27. Analytical Techniques for Nutrient Estimation in Soil and Plants I. Rashmi and S. Neenu 28.Techniques for Analysis of Soil Biological Parameters J.K. Thakur and Asit Mandal 29. Inductively Coupled Plasma- Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-ES) M.V. Coumar and S. Rajendiran 30. Application of Radioisotopes in Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Studies M.V. Coumar, A.K. Patra, S. Rajendiran, J. Somasundaram B.L. Lakaria, J.K. Saha and S. Kundu 31. Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy for Ultra-structural Studies K. Rajukumar and Manoj Kumar