Addresses the basic chemistry, biology, physiology, and ecology of plant nutrition and shows how these topics relate to humans on a personal, social, and global scale.

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Introduction to plants and plant nutrition -- Macronutrients -- Micronutrients -- Plant structure and photosynthesis -- The effects of nutrient deprivation -- The rhizosphere -- Nutrient uptake and translocation -- Mycorrhizae -- Root nodules, nitrogen fixation, and endophytes -- Nutritional quality and global change.