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Record 1 2004-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

Any element or group of elements which is taken in by a plant from the air and soil.

OBS

These are essential to growth and are used by the plant in the elaboration of its food and tissue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
CONT

Suivant leur nature, les engrais participent plus ou moins rapidement à la nutrition des cultures, en fournissant des éléments fertilisants majeurs (azote, phosphore, potassium) des éléments secondaires [...]

OBS

élément nutritif : Engrais, Guide pratique de la fertilisation, 1957, p. 25.

Spanish

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