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CH3041
ESSENTIAL PLANT NUTRIENTS
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)