Plant Nutrition

Plant nutrition is the study of the chemical elements and compounds necessary for plant growth and reproduction, plant metabolism, and their external supply.

Justus von Liebig’s law of the minimum states that plant growth is limited by the nutrient that is in the shortest supply.

There are seventeen different essential plant nutrients.

<p>Three macronutrients required by plants are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three micronutrients required by plants are iron (Fe), boron (B), and chlorine (Cl).</p> Signup and view all the answers