Plant Nutrition Manual
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Like all living things, plants require nutrient elements to grow. The Plant Nutrition Manual describes the principles that determine how plants grow and discusses all the essential elements necessary for successful crop production. The nutritional needs of plants that add color and variety to our visual senses are addressed as well. Altogether, nutritional requirements are given for 143 plants grouped in seven categories from food crop plants to ornamentals.
The text begins with an introduction to the basic principles of plant nutrition. Chapters 2 and 3 describe the roles of the major elements and micronutrients. The last two chapters describe techniques for determining the nutrient element status of growing plants through plant analysis and tissue tests. The Plant Nutrition Manual is loaded with information on what plants need for normal vigorous growth and development-free of nutritional stress.
Table of Contents
Plant Nutrition Basics
Functions of Plants
The Requirements for Essentiality
The Essential Elements
Beneficial Elements
Other Elements in Plants
Concepts of Elemental Availability and Movement
Element Uptake by Roots
Element Translocation within the Plant
Uptake, Accumulation, and Redistribution versus Time
Diagnostic Plant Symptoms of Nutrient Element Insufficiencies
The Major Elements
Terminology
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium
Calcium
Magnesium
Sulfur
The Micronutrients
Terminology
Content and Function
Soil and Plant Species Associations
Boron
Chlorine
Iron
Manganese
Molybdenum
Zinc
Plant Analysis
Purpose
Sampling Techniques
Plant Tissue Preparation
Laboratory Analysis
Methods of Interpretation
Utilization for Plant Nutrient Management
Tissue Testing
Purpose
Sampling Techniques
Testing Procedures
Methods of Interpretation
Sources for Tissue Testing Kits and Supplies
Appendix A: List of References by Chapter
Appendix B: List of Reference Texts
Appendix C: Glossary
Appendix D: Elemental Requirements by Crop
Appendix E: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium, and Sulfur Content of Crops
Appendix F: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium, and Sulfur Utilization by Crops
Editorial Reviews
"This book has the admirable quality of being both organized to facilitate rapid look-up of information and being written in a readable style."
-The Growing EDGE
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