Handbook of Plant Nutrition

About this book

Handbook of Plant Nutrition explores the principles of plant nutrition from a historical standpoint to current knowledge of the requirements of crops for certain elements and the beneficial effects of others. Handbook of Plant Nutrition presents historical background of each plant nutrient, demonstrating functions and essentiality of plants. With tabulated data used to correlate information to nutritional needs, it includes diagnosis of the nutritional status of plants through assessment of plant appearance and composition. It discusses the value of soil tests for evaluating the nutritional status of plants. The text also examines fertilizers that can be applied to remedy nutritional deficiencies in plants.

Contents

- Introduction, Allen V. Barker and David J. Pilbeam
- Essential Elements-Macronutrients
- Nitrogen, Allen V. Barker and Gretchen M. Bryson
- Phosphorus, Charles A. Sanchez
- Potassium, Konrad Mengel
- Calcium, David J. Pilbeam and Philip S. Morley
- Magnesium, Donald J. Merhaut
- Sulfur, Silvia Haneklaus, Elke Bloem, Ewald Schnug, Luit J. de Kok and Ineke Stulen
- Essential Elements-Micronutrients
- Boron, Umesh C. Gupta
- Chlorine, Joseph R. Heckman
- Copper, David E. Kopsel and Dean A. Kopsell
- Iron, Volker Römheld and Miroslav Nikolic
- Manganese, Julia M. Humphries, James C.R. Stangoulis, and Robin D. Graham
- Molybdenum, Russell L. Hamlin
- Nickel, Patrick H. Brown
- Zinc, J. Benton Storey
- Beneficial Elements
- Aluminum, Susan C. Miyasaka, N.V. Hue, and Michael A. Dunn
- Cobalt, Geeta Talukder and Archana Sharmaz
- Selenium, Dean A. Kopsell and David E. Kopsell
- Silicon, George H. Snyder, Vladimir V. Matichenkov and Lawrence E. Datnoff
- Sodium, John Gorham
- Vanadium, David J Pilbeam and K Drihem
- Conclusion, Allen V. Barker and David J Pilbeam

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