Plant nutrientsare the mineral elements that are essential to the nourishment of plant health.

Plant nutrients fall into three categories, all of which are based on the amount a plant needs, not the importance of the individual elements.

Each plant nutrient performs a crucial role in plant growth and development.

Macronutrients, as the name suggests, are the nutrients required by the plants in large amounts. These include carbon ©, hydrogen (H), oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), sulfur (S), calcium (Ca).

The remaining essential nutrients are referred to as micronutrients, because they are needed in small amounts.

They are boron (B), chloride (Cl), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn).Aluminium (Al), cobalt (Co), sodium (Na), selenium (Se), and silicon (Si) are considered as beneficial elements for plants; they are not required by all plants but can promote plant growth and may be essential for particular plants.

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