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Macronutrients - Nitrogen: Part 1

Nitrogen is the mineral nutrient found in the highest concentration in plant tissue, comprising over one-third of the total mineral nutrient content (Table 1). Nitrogen is almost always the most limiting mineral nutrient affecting crop growth and forest and conservation nursery seedlings are no exception.


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Author(s): Thomas D. Landis, Eric Van Steenis

Publication: Forest Nursery Notes - 2003 Summer