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 ...

MUCH attention has been given during the present century to the effect of mineral deficiencies on plant growth, and more recently it has become apparent that the presence of minute traces of new ...

Remember the old TV show Dragnet, where Sgt. Joe Friday mono-toned, “just the facts, ma’am” to every woman he talked to about a crime? I felt the same way about the title of this site. Can there be ...

Many trees and plants in Indiana suffer from iron deficiency, chlorsis, induced by high (alkaline) soil pH. A symptom from the iron deficiency is the leaf yellowing. Plants suffering from iron ...

LIEBIG, in enunciating his mineral theory of the nutrition of crops in 1840, advanced the view that simple plant analysis would suffice to provide the data to determine the mineral requirements of ...