MacroNutrient Source Function
Carbon CO2 Biomass
constituent
Hydrogen H2O Biomass const.
Oxygen H2O Biomass const.
Nitrogen NO3- Protein const.
Phosphorus PO43- DNA / RNA const.
Potassium K+ metabolic function
Sulphur SO42- Proteins
Magnesium Mg2+ metabolic function
Calcium Ca2+ metabolic function
Micronutrients
B, Cl, Co, Cu, Fe metabolic function
Mo,
Mn, Na, Si, V, Zn
(metabolism means the many reactions that
occur
inside cells)