The article discusses the need to revise agricultural methods used during the Green Revolution, which led to a significant increase in cereal yields but also had negative side effects such as environmental pollution and rising fertilizer prices. The focus of the article is on the regulation of phosphate transport in plants, which is crucial for plant growth. The article presents reviews on various aspects of phosphate transport and response mechanisms in plants, including the chemical aspects of phosphate utility, phosphate uptake from the external environment, Pi starvation signaling, shoot-root Pi partitioning, and the balance between phosphate and nitrogen acquisition. The article also highlights the challenges and complexity of understanding these regulatory mechanisms and the potential for advancements in cell biology to provide insights. [Extracted from the article]