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Ion charges and secondary (=meso) nutrients: Calcium, Magnesium and Sulphur

Ion charges and secondary (=meso) nutrients: Calcium, Magnesium and Sulphur

The secondary nutrients are Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg, not Mn), and Sulphur (S). They are needed in moderate (=’meso’) amounts compared to macro (N, P, K) and micronutrients.  Only Magnesium […]

Nitrogen (N): Essential for plant growth and yield but can have high costs to farmers, the environment, and health

Nitrogen (N): Forms, doses, and effects Nitrogen is very important to know well because it is: the nutrient most often deficient and needed in the highest quantity, the most costly […]