The molecular–physiological functions of mineral macronutrients and their consequences for deficiency symptoms in plants

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 229; no. 5; pp. 2446 - 2469
• Main Authors: de Bang, Thomas Christian, Husted, Søren, Laursen, Kristian Holst, Persson, Daniel Pergament, Schjoerring, Jan Kofod
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley 01.03.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: administrative management; Biodiversity; calcium; Ecosystem; Fertilization; image analysis; Intensive farming; magnesium; mineral element; Minerals; New technology; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycles; Nutrients; Nutrition; nutritional disorder; Nutritional status; phosphorus; Physiological functions; Physiology; Plant nutrition; Plants; potassium; Remote sensing; Remote sensors; sulphur; supply; Sustainable agriculture; Symptoms; Tansley review; Terrestrial ecosystems; calcium; potassium; nutritional disorder; sulphur; nitrogen; magnesium; mineral element; phosphorus

The visual deficiency symptoms developing on plants constitute the ultimate manifestation of suboptimal nutrient supply. In classical plant nutrition, these symptoms have been extensively used as a tool to characterise the nutritional status of plants and to optimise fertilisation. Here we expand th...