Nutrient elements in grassland : soil-plant-animal relationships
This text is a reference source covering the chemical elements that are nutrients for plants and animals. It deals with the concentrations and transformations of these elements in soils, grassland plants, and ruminant aniamls, particularly cattle and sheep
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxfordshire :
CABI ,
c2000
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only Publisher description |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Nutrient elements in soils
- 3. Uptake and concentrations of nutrient elements in grassland herbage
- 4. Nutrient elements in ruminants animals
- 5. Nitrogen
- 6. Phosphorus
- 7. Sulphur
- 8. Macronutrient cations : potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium
- 9. Micronutrient cations : iron, manganese, zinc, copper and cobalt
- 10. The nutrient halogens : chlorine and iodine
- 11. Boron, molybdenum and selenium