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Plant Taxonomy   The term Taxonomy derived from two Greek words ‘Taxis’ and ‘Nomous’. Taxis means arrangement and Nomous means name. So, the subject Plant Taxonomy means naming and arrangement of plants. It may be defined as the study of principles and practices of classification of plants and their relationship. It is the branch of Botany which finds, identifies, describes, […]

Concept of Plant Nutrition Aristotle postulated four things viz. air, water, soil and fire are required for the life. He reported that water is essential for plants and plants grow better in dirty water. This idea indicated that dirty water contain nutrient elements which enhance the growth of plants. In 1972, E. Epstein defined two criteria for an element to […]

Importance and Scope of of Plant Nutrition It is the essential discipline of plant science Having close relation with Soil Science, Agronomy, Plant Anatomy, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Physiology, Entomology Crop production cannot be improved without having adequate knowledge of Plant Nutrition Quality and high value crop production is related to Plant Nutrition