Plant minerals

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What do nitrates contain and what for
Nitrogen, for healthy growth
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What do phosphates contain and what for
Phosphorus for healthy roots
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what is potassium for
For healthy leaves and flowers
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What is magnesium for
for making chlorophyll
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Where do plants get minerals from
From soil water
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What will happen if plants do not get enough minerals
Its growth will be poor
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What is it called when a plant in unhealthy
A mineral deficiency
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what happens when a plant has a nitrate deficiency
plant will have poor growth and older leaves will turn yellow.
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what happens when a plant has a magnesium deficiency
Plant leaves will turn yellow
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what happens when a plant has a phosphorus deficiency
plant will have poor root-growth and younger leaves will turn purple
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what happens when a plant has a potassium deficiency
has yellow leaves with dead patches
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What are nitrates involved in making
Amino acids, which make protein
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How do farmers prevent mineral deficiency's
That put chemicals in the soil to replace missing minerals, this is called fertilizer
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What do phosphates contain and what for

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what is potassium for

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What is magnesium for

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Where do plants get minerals from

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