BIOL 300, OUTLINE #7, PLANT NUTRITION AND SOILS

1. Resource Requirements

2. Resource Distribution Within Plant

a. fresh weight

b. dry weight

3. Essential Elements

a. structural components

b. metabolic components

4. Essential Mineral Elements

a. macronutrients

b. micronutrients

c. in honor of Dr. Chuck Davey: C HOPKNS CaFe, Mg, Mn B Ni CuZn Mo, Cl

(C. Hopkin's cafe, mighty good, managed by nice cousin Mo, waitress Clara)

5. Soil

6. Soil Forming Factors

a. parent material

b. climate

c. living organisms

d. topography

e. time

7. Other Factors Influencing Nutrient Uptake

8. Alternate Methods of Nutrition

9. Nitrogen Cycle

10. Phosphorus Cycle