… crop yields by the supply of mineral nutrients through fertilizer application. It is … mineral
nutrition of plants, based on our current knowledge. Although emphasis is placed on crop plants…

… Both sand and water culture experiments were carried out on higher plants to establish
essentiality of the mineral elements for plant growth and their role in plant metabolism. Progress …

… Our understanding of plant mineral nutrition comes largely from studies of herbaceous crops
that evolved from ruderal species characteristic of nutrient-rich disturbed sites (52). With the …

… This chapter deals with the acquisition and use of nutrients by plants, focusing on terrestrial
plants that take up nutrients predominantly via their roots from soil. Leaves are also capable …

… Several recent volumes summarize much work in this field, dealing, in many instances,
with ion transport in animal tissues and microorganisms as well as in higher plants. Active …

… The primary objectives of this chapter are to review the latest advances in relation to the
role of mineral nutrition in the growth and development of roots of annual crops. To make the …

… Mo is an essential component (cofactor) of a few important enzymes in higher plants. In
these enzymes, Mo has both structural and catalytic functions and is involved directly in redox …

… of silt for the rooting of higher plants, decreased light intensities due to suspended matter,
abrasive action of mineral particles as well as damage due to high water velocity (eg Holmes …

… gateway for nutrient entry into plants, but the selectivity of these filters can breakdown when
chemically similar minerals are present at very high concentrations. The minerals may not be …

The approach adopted in this review has been to consider nutrient elements from the standpoint
of the properties that make them essential, how they are obtained and how effectively …