MINERAL NUTRITION IN PLANTS | CRITERIA FOR ESSENTIALITY |MACRONUTRIENTS |MICRONUTRIENTS |DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS OF ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS |TOXICITY OF MICRONUTRIENTS |NITROGEN METABOLISM |
MINERAL NUTRITION 1. IN 1860, JULIUS VON SACHS (GERMAN BOTANIST) –> Demonstrated, for the first time, that plants could be grown to maturity in a defined nutrient solution in complete absence of soil. 2. THIS TECHNIQUE OF GROWING PLANTS IN A NUTRIENT SOLUTION IS KNOWN AS HYDROPONICS. 3. Through hydroponics technique, impact of a specific minerals […]