ABSTRACT
Plant mineral nutrition is a science that studies the effects of elements on plant growth and development, determines the forms and conditions of availability and uptake, and establishes the ranges of beneficial and detrimental effects. Scientists began to unravel the mysteries of how green plants grow in the 1800s. A number of theories were put forth to explain plant growth, and through observation and carefully crafted experiments, scientists began to learn what was required for normal growth and development.
