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plant nutrition
- Subject Category
- F Plant Science and Plant Products
- S Biological Sciences
- Definition
- The nutritional elements, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sulfur, essential for normal plant growth, development, and reproduction. They are usually derived from the soil.
- Definition Source
- Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990
- RDF/XML Format:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17679.rdf
- Persistent URI:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17679
- Used For
- diagnosis of plant nutrient status
- mineral nutrition (plants)
- plant analysis of nutrient status
- plant macronutrients
- plant nutrient status
- Broader Term
- nutrition
- Plant Science and Plant Products
- Narrower Term
- fertilizer requirements
- nutrient solutions
- plant nutrient resorption
- tree nutrition
- Related Term
- actinorhizae
- bitter pit
- chemical constituents of plants
- Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System
- endomycorrhizae
- fertilizer application
- mycorrhizae
- nutrient management
- plant analysis
- soil-plant interactions
- soil fertility
- soil management
- Spanish
- nutrición de las plantas
- Term Number
- 17679