Nutritional Needs of plants

1. Food in form of sugar – used for energy
2. Glucose, light, water, air, suitable temperature, minerals
3. Food = energy
minerals = healthy development
4. Mixtures used for proper growth and development
5. Increase surface area, increase absorption of water and minerals
6. Evaporates out the pores of a leaf
7. Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
8. 29 = % of N - nitrogen,
3 = % of P- phosphorus,
4 = % of K = potassium
9. Healthy leaves
10. Not enough= light green leaves, thin stem
Too much = large leaves but small flowers
11. Healthy roots and flowers
tulips, newly planted trees
12. Leaves turn dark, purple/blue
13. Survive dramatic temperature changes, protect
from disease
14. Brown droopy leaves
15. Poisonous mineral salts build up on roots
16. Change amount
of water added
to fertilizer.