Plants require adequate supplies of the thirteen mineral nutrients necessary for normal growth and reproduction. These nutrients, which must be supplied by the soil, include both macronutrients (those nutrients required in large quantities) and micronutrients (those nutrients required in smaller quantities). As plants grow and develop, they remove these essential mineral nutrients from the soil. Since normal crop production usually requires the removal of plants or plant parts, the nutrients... more

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2023. 3p.