Important progress and prospects of plant nutritional biology in China

The major research areas in plant nutritional biology include the physiological, molecular, and genetic mechanisms driving nutrient remobilization, uptake, transportation, and utilization in plants. It is one of the fundamental disciplines based on nutrient physiology and molecular genetics for supporting the sustainable development of new technologies, varieties, and fertilizers. In the past three decades, significant advances have been recorded in plant nutritional biology in China. Notably, the past five years have witnessed a rapid increase in published articles in plant nutritional biology by Chinese scientists. These articles are published in comprehensive international and mainstream journals in plant science, documenting important achievements in nutrient element efficiency, nutritional stress tolerance, rhizosphere, and root exudates. Here, we reviewed plant nutritional biology progress in the last five years and discussed its future research and development directions.