IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
The purpose of this publication is to inform Extension agents, consultants, and farmers about plant essential nutrients, benefits, and deficiency symptoms. This publication provides a whole plant picture with deficiency symptoms for each nutrient and the location of those symptoms on the plant. Written by Lakesh K. Sharma, J. Mabry McCray, and Kelly Morgan, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, May 2022.
About this Publication
This document is SS-AGR-463, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Sharma, L. K., McCray, J. M., & Morgan, K. (2022). Plant Essential Nutrients and Their Role. EDIS, 2022(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag462-2022
Authors
Lakesh Sharma
Specialist
University of Florida
assistant professor, soil fertility and sustainable agriculture, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL
J. Mabry McCray
scientist (retired), sugarcane nutrition, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center
Kelly Morgan
Specialist
University of Florida
professor emeritus, soil fertility and water management, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL
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