Abstract
Nutrition is concerned with processes by which living organisms make or obtain inorganic or organic chemical compounds for the purpose of energy release, growth, repair and secretion production. Living organisms are either food producers or consumers (see Section 18.8).
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Kilgour, O.F.G. (1987). Plant Nutrition. In: Mastering Biology. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09692-3_6
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