Morphology and organisation of leaf tissue is such that it accomodates the uptake of
gaseous plant nutrients, whilst that of roots the uptake of water-soluble solutes. These water …

Cycling of mineral nutrients, ie retranslocation in the phloem from the shoot to the roots, and
recycling, ie translocation of cycled nutrients back in the xylem to the shoot can contribute …

Growing costs of fertilizers and increasing concern about groundwater pollution resulting
from indiscriminate or excessive soil fertilization are problems that may be solved by more …

Understanding of the specific role of the fruit in the translocation and distribution of mineral
elements within fruit trees is an important part of the general understanding of translocation …

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 …

The ability of plants to remobilise nutrients from leaves and transport them in the phloem to
other organs is an extreme-ly important property in plant nutrition. It is important in the …

All plant cells—those of roots, leaves, or other parts—are capable of absorbing water and
solutes as well as gaseous substances. This trait, derived by terrestrial plants during …

F or normal growth and optimum production, fruit the quantities that they are in certain
annual crops. Generally, nitrogen is the only macronutrient that must be consistently …

Nutrient uptake can occur either through the roots or the leaves. Under natural conditions
most nutrient uptake is via the roots but where foliar sprays are being used considerable …

It has been established that the plant leaves and other above‐ground parts are capable of
absorbing chemicals and nutrients. However, there is great paucity of information regarding …