Arnon and Stout
who proposed the term essential elements, and created the criteria for the essential elements
oral
4 criteria for essential elements
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
are considered to be non-mineral nutrients
derived from air and water rather than the soil
why are non-mineral nutrients considered non mineral
Beet root, Atriplex vesicaria
sodium is essential to what specific crops
Na, Si, Co
beneficial elements
Beneficial elements
Elements which either stimulate growth but are not essential or which are essential only for certain plant species, or under specific conditions, are usually defined
Silicon
an element that decreases incidence to fungal infections and preventing Fe and Mn toxicity.
Cobalt
an element that is essential for N-fixing organisms, irrespective of whether they are in the free-living or symbiotic form.
Cobalt
It is the metal component of vitamin B12
Silica
ome crops will respond to this element in highly weathered soils.
>100 mg/kg
Macronutrients are elements that are used in relatively large amounts
<100 mg/kg
Micronutrients are elements that are used in relatively small amounts
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium
primary nutrients
Calcium, Magnesium, Sulphur
secondary nutrients
CO2
carbon ionic form
O2, CO2
oxygen ionic form
H2O
hyrogen ionic form
Ca2+
calcium ionic form
K+
potassium ionic form
H2PO4- , HPO4 -2
phosphorus ionic form
Cl-
chlorine ionic form
Mg 2+
Magnesium
SO4 -2
sulfur ionic form
Fe 2+, Fe 3+
iron ionic form
Mn 2+
manganese ionic form
Zn 2+
zinc ionic form
h3Bo3, H2BO3-
boron ionic form
Cu 2+
copper ionic form
Ni 2+
nickel ionic form
MoO4 -2
Molybdenum ionic form
Group 1 (CHONS)
Forms the organic components of plants Plants assimilate these nutrients via biochemical reactions involving oxidation and reduction
Group 2 (PB)
Esterification with native plant alcohol. Phosphate esters are involved in energy transfer
Group 3 (K, Mg, Ca, Mn, Cl)
Nonspecific functions, involved in establishing osmotic potential. Ca is a component of plant structural parts.
Group 4 (Fe, Cu)
Present predominantly in a chelated form in prosthetic group, enable electron transport by valency change
mobile nutrientss
old leaves are having symptoms, what deficiency
nitrogen, phosphate, potassium, magnesium, chlorine, zinc and molybdenum.
mobile nutrients
Calcium, sulfur, iron, boron and copper
immobile nutrients
Carbon
constituent of carbohydrates; necessary for photosynthesis
Hydrogen
maintains osmotic balance; important in numerous biochemical reactions; constituent of carbohydrates
Oxygen
constituent of carbohydrates, necessary for respiration
Nitrogen
constituent of proteins, chlorophyll and nucleic acids
Phosphorus
Constituent of many proteins, coenzymes, nucleic acids and metabolic substrates; important in energy transfer
Potassium
nvolved with photosynthesis, carbohydrate translocation, protein synthesis, etc.
Calcium
A component of cell walls; plays a role in the structure and permeability of membranes
Magnesium
enzyme activator, component of chlorophyll
sulfur
important component of plant proteins
Boron
believed to be important in sugar translocation and carbohydrate metabolism
Chlorine
involved with oxygen production in photosynthesis
Copper
catalyst for respiration; a component of various enzymes Component of cytochromes and nitrogenase
Iron
involved with chlorophyll synthesis and in enzymes for electron transfer
Mangen
controls several oxidation-reduction systems and photosynthesis
Molybdenum
involved with nitrogen fixation and transforming nitrate to ammonium
Nickel
necessary for proper functioning of the enzyme, urease, and found to be necessary in seed germination
Zinc
necessary for proper functioning of the enzyme, urease, and found to be necessary in seed germination
Leaves
At early growth stages, the highest concentration of nutrients are found in
leaves
during near harvest, , the lowest concentration of nutrients are found in