Handbook of Plant NutritionAllen V. Barker, David J. Pilbeam The burgeoning demand on the world food supply, coupled with concern over the use of chemical fertilizers, has led to an accelerated interest in the practice of precision agriculture. This practice involves the careful control and monitoring of plant nutrition to maximize the rate of growth and yield of crops, as well as their nutritional value. |
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Contents
1 Introduction | 3 |
2 Nitrogen | 21 |
3 Phosphorus | 51 |
4 Potassium | 91 |
5 Calcium | 121 |
6 Magnesium | 145 |
7 Sulfur | 183 |
8 Boron | 241 |
14 Nickel | 395 |
15 Zinc | 411 |
16 Aluminum | 439 |
17 Cobalt | 499 |
18 Selenium | 515 |
19 Silicon | 551 |
20 Sodium | 569 |
21 Vanadium | 585 |
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