The Handbook of Plant Nutrition provides a readily accessible source of current and reliable information on the nutritional requirements of the most significant crops being cultivated worldwide. This handbook provides an overview of plant nutrients and beneficial elements, distinguishing the difference between the two, and explaining research approaches and diagnostic criteria currently being applied. In addition, every chapter then is dedicated to an essential macro or micronutrient or beneficial element.

Written by eminent researchers from across the world, each of the chapters-

• Offers historical information on the specific nutrient, explaining why it is either essential or a beneficial element, giving demonstration of its essentiality and functions in plants

• Explains how appearance and composition of plants can be used to assess nutritional status

• Discusses the value of soil tests for assessing nutritional status

• Recommends fertilizers that can be applied to remedy nutritional deficiencies

The chapters that cover beneficial elements also discuss the history of the elements with regard to growth and yield, and provide current information concerning their impact on growth stimulation and plant metabolism for particular plant species.

This handbook is a practical easy-to-use reference for determining, monitoring, and improving nutritional needs of plants. The graphical presentations of plant interactions with nutrients and beneficial elements, and the straight-forward explanations of how nutrient deficiencies arise are especially useful to those seeking knowledge of plant nutrition. Growers, agricultural consultants, agronomists, and plant scientists will find this book to be valuable.

Section 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction

Section 2: Essential Elements–Macronutrients
Chapter 2: Nitrogen
Chapter 3: Phosphorus
Chapter 4: Potassium
Chapter 5: Calcium
Chapter 6: Magnesium
Chapter 7: Sulfur

Section 3: Essential Elements–Micronutrients
Chapter 8: Boron
Chapter 9: Chlorine
Chapter 10: Copper
Chapter 11: Iron
Chapter 12: Manganese
Chapter 13: Molybdenum
Chapter 14: Nickel
Chapter 15: Zinc

Section 4: Beneficial Elements
Chapter 16: Aluminum
Chapter 17: Cobalt
Chapter 18: Selenium
Chapter 19: Silicon
Chapter 20: Sodium
Chapter 21: Vanadium

Section 5: Conclusion
Chapter 22: Conclusion