This glossary will name and define the nutrition requirements for healthy plants.
The glossary covers the use of dolomite lime, Garden Waste Compost, Manure, Kelp, Gypsum, Muriate of Potash, Bone Meal, Cottonseed Meal, Phosphates, Dried Blood, and Urea.
This glossary is useful in correcting plant growth deficiencies in your garden, yard, farm, nursury, forest, and Arboretum.
The terms are in English. The definitions are in English.
Nineteen elements are considered essential for plant growth. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are primarily supplied by air and water.
Plant roots absorb the remaining 16 elements from the surrounding soil. These elements are divided into three groups based on their relative abundance in plants: Primary Nutrients (or Major Nutrients), Secondary Nutrients (or Minor Nutrients), and Trace Nutrients (or Micronutrients). Although the Major Nutrients are needed in the greatest quantities, a deficiency of any one nutrient can prevent plant growth, or reduce it to unsatisfactory levels. Even though some soils may already contain these nutrients, they may not be in a form available for plant growth. The best way to ensure that all of the nutrients are available in the soil is through regular applications of plant foods.
This table provides information on each nutrient, its deficiency symptoms, and suggested plant nutrients to correct the deficiency.
Primary Nutrients
Function
Primary Deficiency Symptoms
Primary Recommeded Solutions
Nitrogen
Vigorous growth & dark green color
Light green leaves, stunted growth
Dried Blood, Garden Waste Compost, Manure, Cottonseed Meal, Urea
Phosporus
Root development & flowering
Smaller yields of seeds, fruit; purplish leaves, stems & branches
Rock Phosphate, Bone Meal, Single Super Phosphate, Triple Super Phosphate
Potassium
Overall hardiness & disease resistance
Reduced yields; Spotted or curled leaves; Weak root system
Muriate of Potash, Greensand
Secondary Nutrients
Function
Primary Deficiency Symptoms
Primary Recommeded Solutions
Calcium
Plant vigor; Aids in intake of nutrients
Deformed terminal leaves; Poor root growth
Dolomite Lime(Garden Lime), Garden Gypsum
Magnesium
Essential part of chlorophyll
Yellowing of older leaves
Dolomite Lime(Garden Lime)
Sulfur
Dark green color; Seed production
Yellow leaves; Stunted, spindly plants
Garden Sulfur, Gypsum
Trace Nutrients
Function
Primary Deficiency Symptoms
Primary Recommeded Solutions
Boron
Increases flowering & fruit development
Terminal buds die; Less flowers & fruit develop
Garden Waste Compost, Bone Meal
Chlorine
Helps control water loss & moisture stress
Plants wilt; yellow leaves
Garden Waste Compost, Greensand
Cobalt
Improves growth & transpiration
Reduced growth and yellowing of foliage
Greensand, Kelp, Cottonseed Meal
Copper
Helps produce chlorophyll
Yellow, wilted leaves; Lack of flowering
Garden Waste Compost, Greensand
Iron
Promotes dark green leaves
Yellow leaves
Greensand, Garden Waste Compost, Cottonseed Meal
Manganese
Helps produce chlorophyll
Intervenous chlorosis in younger leaves
Garden Waste Compost, Greensand
Molybdenum
Essential in some enzyme systems
Pale green, rolled or cupped leaves
Greensand, Dolomite Lime (makes it more available)
Nickel
Enzyme Producton
Yellow Leaves
Greensand
Sodium
Aids water regulation & photosynthesis
Plants wilting
Kelp, Garden Waste Compost, Bone Meal, Greensand
Zinc
Enzyme & growth hormone production
Yellow leaves, Rosetted (clustered) leaves
Garden Waste Compost, Greensand, Cottonseed
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