Plant Nutrients and Growth
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Plant Nutrients and Growth
Nutrients, symptoms and evidence
Plants need mineral ions for essential molecules and processes. They absorb these ions in solution through their roots. A deficiency is a shortage that limits normal growth.
- Magnesium
- Potassium
- Phosphate
- Nitrate
- Nitrate
- Phosphate
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Needed for enzyme activity
- Needed to make amino acids and proteins
- Needed for DNA, phospholipids and ATP
- Part of the chlorophyll molecule
Treatment
Mean dry mass (g)
Visible observation
Complete nutrient solution
2.40
Green leaves; vigorous growth
No nitrate ions
1.10
Older leaves yellow; small plants
No phosphate ions
1.55
Poor root development
No magnesium ions
1.30
Yellowing between leaf veins
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