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The Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants

The Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants An understanding of the mineral nutrition of higher plants depends on information from numerous scientific disciplines. Biochemically, plant nu­ trition deals with a complex of biosynthetic events by which organic plant substance is produced from inorganic materials in the environment. Physio­ logically, the definition must be broadened to include the selective acquisi­ tion of these materials from the environment and their internal distribution to places where they are needed. Although carbon nutrition is not consid­ ered in this review, the metabolism of carbon absorbed from the atmosphere is interwoven with that of other inorganic nutrients taken from the soil. Even with this exclusion, a review of mineral nutrition is a daunting task in which it may prove difficult to say anything useful. One trend in mineral nutrition which can be quickly identified by refer­ ence to past issues of the Annual Review of Plant Physiology ( 1957-1977) is that of specialization or, as some might have it, fragmentation. In these 20 years there have been 46 reviews (excluding N2 fixation) which might be classified as dealing with the biochemistry, acquisition, and distribution of mineral nutrients in various groups of plants. Of these, 8 deal more or less broadly http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Plant Biology Annual Reviews

The Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants

Annual Review of Plant Biology , Volume 31 (1) – Jun 1, 1980

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Publisher
Annual Reviews
Copyright
Copyright 1980 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
Subject
Review Articles
ISSN
1040-2519
DOI
10.1146/annurev.pp.31.060180.001323
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Abstract

An understanding of the mineral nutrition of higher plants depends on information from numerous scientific disciplines. Biochemically, plant nu­ trition deals with a complex of biosynthetic events by which organic plant substance is produced from inorganic materials in the environment. Physio­ logically, the definition must be broadened to include the selective acquisi­ tion of these materials from the environment and their internal distribution to places where they are needed. Although carbon nutrition is not consid­ ered in this review, the metabolism of carbon absorbed from the atmosphere is interwoven with that of other inorganic nutrients taken from the soil. Even with this exclusion, a review of mineral nutrition is a daunting task in which it may prove difficult to say anything useful. One trend in mineral nutrition which can be quickly identified by refer­ ence to past issues of the Annual Review of Plant Physiology ( 1957-1977) is that of specialization or, as some might have it, fragmentation. In these 20 years there have been 46 reviews (excluding N2 fixation) which might be classified as dealing with the biochemistry, acquisition, and distribution of mineral nutrients in various groups of plants. Of these, 8 deal more or less broadly

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Annual Review of Plant BiologyAnnual Reviews

Published: Jun 1, 1980

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