Nutrients Plants Require for Growth
Magnesium—Plants typically contain percent Mg on a dry weight basis (table 1). This value can range from to percent depending on the plant species. Magnesium is held by the clays and organic matter in soils and is taken up by plants as Mg2+. Magnesium is mobile in plants (table 2). Magnesium deficiencies can be diagnosed by looking at the older plant tissue. Deficiencies appear ...