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Article: Fertilization with foliar absorbed nutrients.(Super Supplies & Products)
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- California Fairways
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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When discussing foliar absorbed nutrients several concepts need to be clarified. The first concept one needs to understand is that the "non-root" parts of plants can and will take up nutrients from nutrient sprays and other applications. This concept has been shown over a long period of time by many researchers.
Foliar absorption of mineral nutrients by above ground plant parts including leaves stems and flowers have been reported for more than 200 years. Interest however has been mainly since the 1950's. This interest has grown over the years because of the increased costs of fertilizers, environmental concerns about leaching and runoff, a better understanding ...