Healthy plant growth and reproduction require 17 nutrients. Of these, carbon (C), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H) are derived mainly from the atmosphere and water. Soil minerals and/or soil organic ...

How does the average gardener tell by looking at a plant if it has a nutrient deficiency or a disease? The main three nutrients used in large amounts by our plants are N-P-K. N being nitrogen, P being ...

One key nutrient plants need to thrive and survive is CO 2, which is why plants have been a vital part of maintaining planetary balance, particularly when it comes to climate change. Excess amounts of ...

Epsom salt crystals are housed in a wooden bowl with a wooden spoon, sitting on a wood surface. - Diane Macdonald/Getty Images If you're seeing signs of magnesium deficiency on your plants, like older ...

Sometimes soybeans can look like 70 bu., combine like 70 bu. but only yield 55 bu. per acre. Sometimes magnesium deficiency is to blame. “I’ve seen studies showing a loss of 3 bu. to 5 bu. per acre in ...

For years, scientists have seen enhanced photosynthesis as one of the only possible bright sides of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) -- since plants use carbon dioxide for ...

If you're seeing signs of magnesium deficiency on your plants, like older leaves turning yellow while new growth still looks healthy, you might be tempted to reach for the Epsom salt. The common ...