Plant growth
Plants need water, oxygen and warmth to grow and develop properly. If the temperature of the environment is too hot or too cold, few seeds will germinate. The temperature at which the greatest percentage of seeds in a sample will germinate is called the optimum temperature.
Growing plants require a range of mineralsNaturally occurring, inorganic chemical substances. Minerals are necessary for both plant and animal health. from the soil. The table below gives examples of soil minerals and their function in plants.
Minerals | Function |
Magnesium | Needed to make chlorophyll |
Nitrate | Needed to make proteins |
Phosphate | Needed to make DNA |
Potassium | Needed for healthy growth |
Minerals | Magnesium |
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Function | Needed to make chlorophyll |
Minerals | Nitrate |
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Function | Needed to make proteins |
Minerals | Phosphate |
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Function | Needed to make DNA |
Minerals | Potassium |
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Function | Needed for healthy growth |