Annals of Botany 92: 327, 2003
© 2003 Annals of Botany Company
Dris, R., Abdelaziz, F.H. and Jain, S.M. Plant nutrition: growth and diagnosis
Plant nutrition: growth and diagnosis.
Dris R, Abdelaziz FH, Jain SM. 2002.
Enfield, New Hampshire, USA: Science Publishers Inc.
$94·00 (hardback). 313 pp.
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Is research on plant mineral nutrition still necessary when inorganic fertilizers are readily available? The simple answer is yes! The use of inorganic fertilizers depletes natural resources and can impose a heavy financial and environmental cost. For example, reserves of rock phosphate (the primary source of P for fertilizers) are diminishing whilst the production, transport