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Crop Sciences

College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Factors Affecting Plant Growth: Mineral Nutrition
CPSC 112: Introduction to Crop Sciences

Recommended reading:
Ch. 5 and Lab Ex. pp. 258-261,
Introductory Crop Science, R. Waldren
Ch. 8, Principles of Crop Production, G. Acquaah

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Nutrient Availability

Nutrient Deficiency

Nutrient Mobility

Nitrogen Cycle

Mineralization

Image from Something to Grow On,
Cornell University

 

Immobilization

Image from Something to Grow On,
Cornell University

 

Volatilization

Image from Something to Grow On,
Cornell University

Mineralization   Immobilization   Volatilization
         

Nitrification

Image from Something to Grow On,
Cornell University

 

Leaching

Image from Something to Grow On,
Cornell University

 

Denitrification

Image from Something to Grow On,
Cornell University

Nitrification   Leaching   Denitrification

Reading Materials

Links of Interest about Mineral Nutrition

Plant Nutrition

 

Soil Fertility and Fertilizers


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