(3) Nutrients natural green Link Author Title: (3) Nutrients Author: natural green Rating 5 of 5 Des: 3.1 Nutrient Cycles: Global Recycling Nutrient cycles describe the flow of nutrients in and out of sto... <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <b>3.1 </b><u><b>Nutrient Cycles: Global Recycling</b><o:p></o:p></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;"> <u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></u></div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Nutrient cycles describe the flow of nutrients in and out of stores as a result of </span><span style="font-size: 18.6666660308838px; line-height: 21.4666652679443px;">biotic</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> and abiotic processes. Without human interference, nutrient cycles are almost perfectly balanced. Nutrients are recycled by global cycles through the earth’s air, land, water, and living organisms. Nutrients are the elements that are essential to living, grow and reproduce of organisms.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ33wL5a2SUfDfXf8txnm_XrtGOouB1DiyhAEDK0M967DKncBU2kWyJ_KKs9OKa4l3xfAVJrI3yt7g2hxMoRwxmlMXf2PKv6SSZ8kevRxfAyqUYPTxiWHTpfNRHOKW3WtPJV5O6aKiIkVO/s1600/nutrientCycle.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ33wL5a2SUfDfXf8txnm_XrtGOouB1DiyhAEDK0M967DKncBU2kWyJ_KKs9OKa4l3xfAVJrI3yt7g2hxMoRwxmlMXf2PKv6SSZ8kevRxfAyqUYPTxiWHTpfNRHOKW3WtPJV5O6aKiIkVO/s320/nutrientCycle.gif" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;"> <u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>3.2 Nutrients </b><o:p></o:p></span></u></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> All of the essential elements are by required for plant growth and completion of the plant life cycle from seed to seed. Some essential elements are needed large quantities and others in much smaller quantities. However, from a practical standpoint, three of the six essential macronutrients are most often "managed" by the addition of fertilizers to soils, while the others are most often found insufficient quantities in most soils and no soil amendments are required to supply adequate supplies.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <b>3.3 </b><u><b>Categories of nutrients </b><o:p></o:p></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Nutrients in soils are can be divided into two categories as macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are also can be divided into two categories as primary nutrients and secondary nutrients.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>3.2.1 </b><u><b>Macronutrients</b><o:p></o:p></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><u><br /></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;"> <span style="font-size: 18.6666660308838px; line-height: 21.4666652679443px;">Macronutrients</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> are those elements and compounds needed in large quantities for a plant to grow.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">3.2.1.1 <u>Primary nutrients<o:p></o:p></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> These major nutrients usually are lacking from the soil first because plants use large amounts for their growth and survival.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Ex: N, P and</span><span style="background: black; border: 1pt none black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 0pt; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4RuhyK9-toh4Ia4e46z2Q6qDdSlKkESL2FcxpKVp5GT7pl2n86AuCUG9KlYqslcoAkzEIb-fPfWsL61ex8IFWt2o13O8k-T86Z06MVDCWOEVvucg3NfGqJM1NJnPeUZBbxKNhWVOv1Nn/s1600/NPK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4RuhyK9-toh4Ia4e46z2Q6qDdSlKkESL2FcxpKVp5GT7pl2n86AuCUG9KlYqslcoAkzEIb-fPfWsL61ex8IFWt2o13O8k-T86Z06MVDCWOEVvucg3NfGqJM1NJnPeUZBbxKNhWVOv1Nn/s320/NPK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>3.2.1.2 </b><u><b>Secondary nutrients</b><o:p></o:p></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></u></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 94.55pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> There are usually enough of these nutrients in the soil so fertilization is not always needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 94.55pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Ex: Ca, Mg and S<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 94.55pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 94.55pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>3.2.2 </b><u><b>Micro nutrients</b><o:p></o:p></u></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 94.55pt;"> <u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></u></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 94.55pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18.6666660308838px; line-height: 21.4666652679443px;">Micro-nutrients</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> are those elements essential for plant growth which are needed in only very small (micro) quantities and are sometimes called minor elements or trace elements.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 94.55pt;"> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ex: B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Zn, and Cl<o:p></o:p></span></div> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-65880709-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> (3) Nutrients 3.1 Nutrient Cycles: Global Recycling Nutrient cycles describe the flow of nutrients in and out of sto... 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