Micronutrient Deficiencies in Global Crop Production

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Alloway, Brian J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant science.; Botany.; Plant physiology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Soil Science & Conservation.

A deficiency of one or more of the eight plant micronutrients (boron, chlorine, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel and zinc) will adversely affect both the yield and quality of crops. Micronutrient deficiencies in crops occur in many parts of the world, at various scales (from one to millio...