Nutrition in Plants

Plants need inorganic nutrients to produce organic compounds such as carbohydrates & proteins

Macronutrients: elements needed in large quantities

Micronutrients: needed in small quantities

3 main macronutrients: C, H, O – can be obtained easily from air & water from the soil (rarely
experience of lack)

Remaining nutrients taken in the form of mineral salts (dissolved in soil through fertilisation)