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Just like humans, plants need a balanced diet that includes small amounts of mineral elements. What mineral elements do they need?
nitrogen
phosphorus potassium magnesium
How do plants obtain these minerals?
The mineral elements are found in salts dissolved in water. Plants obtain minerals when they absorb water from the soil.
What type of salt are each of these elements found in?
Mineral element How mineral is used in plants nitrogen (N) phosphorus (P) potassium (K) magnesium (Mg) making leaves making roots making flowers and fruit making chlorophyll
If a plant does not get enough of a mineral it is said to have a mineral deficiency. Do mineral deficiencies affect a plant in the same way?
purple leaves
small roots
poor flower and fruit growth yellow leaves with dead spots
upper leaves normal (leaves turn yellow from bottom upwards) lower leaves pale green or yellow
Mineral
nitrogen
Use in plant
making leaves
Deficiency signs
stunted growth and yellow leaves poor roots and purple leaves yellow leaves with dead spots leaves turn yellow from the bottom