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The major mineral elements taken up from the soil by plant life are N, P, S, K, Ca and Mg, but Na and Cl, which have less specific functions, are included in the context of contributions by other speakers. In this paper no consideration is given, except in passing, to N because this is being dealt with elsewhere. For ease of reference the remaining seven elements are referred to collectively as ‘the major elements’.
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West, T.S., Bache, B.W. (1980). Uptake of Some Major Mineral Elements by Plants. In: Blaxter, K. (eds) Food Chains and Human Nutrition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7336-0_10
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