Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Section A: Nutritional Requirements of Plants 1.The chemical composition of plants.

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Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Section A: Nutritional Requirements of Plants 1.The chemical composition of plants provides clues to their nutritional requirements 2. Plants require nine macronutrients and at least eight micronutrients 3. The symptoms of a mineral deficiency depend on the function and mobility of the element CHAPTER 37 PLANT NUTRITION

Every organism is an open system connected to its environment by a continuous exchange of energy and materials. In the energy flow and chemical cycling that keep an ecosystem alive, plants and other photosynthetic autotrophs perform the key step of transforming inorganic compounds into organic ones. At the same time, a plant needs sunlight as its energy source for photosynthesis and raw materials, such as CO 2 and inorganic ions, to synthesize organic molecules. The root and shoot systems extensively network a plant with its environment. Introduction Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

Early ideas about plant nutrition were not entirely correct and included: Aristotle’s hypothesis that soil provided the substance for plant growth van Helmont’s conclusion from his experiments that plants grow mainly from water Hale’s postulate that plants are nourished mostly by air. Plants do extract minerals from the soil. 1. The chemical composition of plants provides clues to their nutritional requirements Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

Mineral nutrients are essential chemical elements absorbed from soil in the form of inorganic ions. For example, plants acquire nitrogen mainly in the form of nitrate ions (NO 3 - ). Yet, as indicated by van Helmont’s data, mineral nutrients from the soil make only a small contribution to the overall mass of a plant. About % of a herbaceous plant is water. Because water contributes most of the hydrogen ions and some of the oxygen atoms incorporated into organic atoms, one can consider water a nutrient too. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

However, only a small fraction of the water entering a plant contributes to organic molecules. Over 90% is lost by transpiration. Most of the water retained by a plant functions as a solvent, provides most of the mass for cell elongation, and helps maintain the form of soft tissues by keeping cells turgid. By weight, the bulk of the organic material of a plant is derived not from water or soil minerals, but from the CO 2 assimilated from the atmosphere. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

The uptake of nutrients occurs at both the roots and the leaves. Roots, through mycorrhizae and root hairs, absorb water and minerals from the soil. Carbon dioxide diffuses into leaves from the surrounding air through stomata. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Fig. 37.1

Of the 15-20% of a herbaceous plant that is not water, about 95% of the dry weight is organic substances and the remaining 5% is inorganic substances. Most of the organic material is carbohydrate, including cellulose in cell walls. Thus, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are the most abundant elements in the dry weight of a plant. Because some organic molecules contain nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus, these elements are also relatively abundant in plants. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

More than 50 chemical elements have been identified among the inorganic substances present in plants. However, it is unlikely that all are essential. Roots are able to absorb minerals somewhat selectively, enabling the plant to accumulate essential elements that may be present in low concentrations in the soil. However, the minerals in a plant reflect the composition of the soil in which the plant is growing. Therefore, some of the elements in a plant are merely present, while others are essential. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

A particular chemical element is considered an essential nutrient if it is required for a plant to grow from a seed and complete the life cycle. Hydroponic cultures have identified 17 elements that are essential nutrients in all plants and a few other elements that are essential to certain groups of plants. 2. Plants require nine macronutrients and at least eight micronutrients Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

Hydroponic culture can determine which mineral elements are actually essential nutrients. Plants are grown in solutions of various minerals dissolved in known concentrations. If the absence of a particular mineral, such as potassium, causes a plant to become abnormal in appearance when compared to controls grown in a complete mineral medium, then that element is essential. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Fig. 37.2

Elements required by plants in relatively large quantities are macronutrients. There are nine macronutrients in all, including the six major ingredients in organic compounds: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus. The other three are potassium, calcium, and magnesium. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

Elements that plants need in very small amounts are micronutrients. The eight micronutrients are iron, chlorine, copper, zinc, magnanese, molybdenum, boron, and nickel. Most of these function as cofactors of enzymatic reactions. For example, iron is a metallic component in cytochromes, proteins that function in the electron transfer chains of chloroplasts and mitochondria. While the requirement for these micronutrients is so modest (only one atom of molybdenum for every 16 million hydrogen atoms in dry materials), a deficiency of a micronutrient can weaken or kill a plant. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

The symptoms of a mineral deficiency depend partly on the function of that nutrient in the plant. For example, a magnesium deficiency, an ingredient of chlorophyll, causes yellowing of the leaves, or chlorosis. 3. The symptoms of a mineral deficiency depend on the function and mobility of the element Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Fig. 37.3

The relationship between a mineral deficiency and its symptoms can be less direct. For example, chlorosis can also be caused by iron deficiency because iron is a required cofactor in chlorophyll synthesis. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

Mineral deficiency symptoms depend also on the mobility of the nutrient within the plant. If a nutrient moves about freely from one part of a plant to another, then symptoms of the deficiency will appear first in older organs. Young, growing tissues have more “drawing power” than old tissues for nutrients in short supply. For example, a shortage of magnesium will lead to chlorosis first in older leaves. If a nutrient is relatively immobile, then a deficiency will affect young parts of the plant first. Older tissue may have adequate supplies which they retain during periods of shortage. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

The symptoms of a mineral deficiency are often distinctive enough for a plant physiologist or farmer to diagnose its cause. This can be confirmed by analyzing the mineral content of the plant and the soil. Deficiencies of nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus are the most common problems. Shortages of micronutrients are less common and tend to be geographically localized because of differences in soil composition. The amount of micronutrient needed to correct a deficiency is usually quite small, but an overdose can be toxic to plants. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings

One way to ensure optimal mineral nutrition is to grow plants hydroponically on nutrient solutions that can be precisely regulated. This technique is practiced commercially, but the requirements for labor and equipment make it relatively expensive compared with growing crops in soil. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Fig. 37.4

Mineral deficiencies are not limited to terrestrial ecosystems, nor are they unique to plants among photosynthetic organisms. For example, populations of planktonic algae in the southern oceans are restrained by deficiencies of iron in seawater. In a limited trial in the relatively unproductive seas between Tasmania and Antarctica, researchers demonstrated that dispersing small amounts of iron produced large algal blooms that pulled carbon dioxide out of the air. Seeding the oceans with iron may help slow the increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, but it may also cause unanticipated environmental effects. Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings