This chapter provides a brief overview of the history of plant nutrition. It is currently accepted
that plants require 14 essential mineral elements (nutrients), without which they cannot …

In this chapter, the roles of the macronutrients nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), phosphorus (P),
magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), and potassium (K) in plant metabolism and growth are …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

The functions of iron, manganese, copper, zinc, nickel, molybdenum, boron, and chlorine in
plants are discussed. Iron (Fe) plays a crucial role in redox systems in cells and various …

Nearly all the chemical elements that make up living things are mineral elements, the
ultimate source of which is rock weathered into soil. In the thoroughly revised Second …

This edition retains the previous format and approach to the subject, however stronger
emphasis is placed on current ecological problems. The first six chapters cover the following …

This book is divided into 8 chapters, each of which covers one aspect of the mineral nutrition
of plants. Their titles are as follows: Introduction; The history and principles of plant nutrition; …

A mineral element is considered as essential based on the criteria of essentiality given by
Arnon (Criteria of essentiality of inorganic micronutrients for plants. In: Wallace T Trace …

Micronutrients and macronutrients are elements with specific and essential physiological
functions in plant metabolism. This chapter deals with the functions of the individual …

An understanding of the mineral nutrition of plants is of fundamental importance in both
basic and applied plant sciences. The fourth edition of this book retains the aim of the first in …