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Role of Soil Minerals
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Soil is composed of minerals, most of which are essential nutrient elements for plant growth. Each essential nutrient element has a role or role in the physiology of plants. These nutrients are called essential elements, because without them plants cannot complete their lifecycle from seed, through the vegetative and reproductive stages, to the seed formation stage. The essential elements are grouped into macro and micro nutrient elements.
Macro elements are required in relatively large amounts, while micronutrients are required in very small amounts. The role of each element is complex, and elements are involved in many physiological processes of which some are still not understood.
The Role and Function of Essential Nutrient Elements (Summarised)
