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Mineral Nutrition of Plants: Principles and Perspectives

Published 1 January 1973
Emanuel Epstein
Citations2,210

Abstract

PART I: ELEMENTS.- Introduction and History.- The Media of Plant Nutrition.- Inorganic Components of Plants.- PART II: TRANSPORT.- Nutrient Absorption by Plants.- Upward Movement of Water and Nutrients.- Downward Movement of Food and Nutrients.- PART III: METABOLISM AND GROWTH.- Nitrogen and Sulfur: A Tale of Two Nutrients.- Mineral Metabolism.- Nutrition and Growth.- PART IV: HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT.- Physiological Genetics and Molecular Biology.- Ecology and Environmental Stress.- Big Picture: Past, Present, Future.

Keywords

Agricultural and Biological Sciences