Fertilizers: Properties, Applications and Effects - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1604564830 ISBN 13: 9781604564839

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Fertilisers are compounds given to plants to promote growth; they are usually applied either through the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar feeding, for uptake through leaves. Fertilisers can be organic (composed of organic matter), or inorganic (made of simple, inorganic chemicals or minerals). They can be naturally occurring compounds such as peat or mineral deposits, or manufactured through natural processes (such as composting) or chemical processes (such as the Haber process). Fertilisers typically provide, in varying proportions, the three major plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium), the secondary plant nutrients (calcium, sulphur, magnesium), and sometimes trace elements (or micronutrients) with a role in plant nutrition: boron, chlorine, manganese, iron, zinc, copper, and molybdenum. This new book presents recent and important research from around the globe.

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Fertilisers are compounds given to plants to promote growth; they are usually applied either through the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar feeding for uptake through leaves. Fertilisers can be organic (composed of organic matter), or inorganic (made of inorganic chemicals or minerals). This book presents research from around the globe.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604564830
• ISBN 13: 9781604564839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Elsworth Langdon R, Paley Walter O