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Secondary and Micronutrients

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Fertilization of Dryland and Irrigated Soils

Part of the book series: Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences ((AGRICULTURAL,volume 12))

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Abstract

Although a major portion of this text is devoted to the discussion of the three major fertilizer elements, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, there are nine other essential plant food nutrients which are considered as fertilizer elements and Warrant some attention. These nine elements are eonveniently placed into two groups according to quantities taken up by plants. The flrst group, termed secondary nutrients, consists of calcium, magnesium, and sulfur, which are required by plants in the quantitites of the same order of magnitude as the major fertilizer elements of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. The term secondary nutrient is justified only from the view of fertilizer application and is not in accordance with the importance or essentiality of these nutrients for plant growth. The secondary nutrients are, as a general rule, not as often deficient in soils as the major nutrients. In addition, they are often applied to soils along with major fertilizer elements. Elements of the second group, iron, copper, zinc, manganese, boron, and molybdenum, are required by plants in minute quantitites. Therefore, they are appropriately termed the micronutrients.

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Hagin, J., Tucker, B. (1982). Secondary and Micronutrients. In: Fertilization of Dryland and Irrigated Soils. Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68327-5_5

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