Mineral nutrition of tropical plants

Renato de Mello Prado has a PhD in Agronomy from the São Paulo State University (Unesp) and did postdocs at the University of Cordoba and the Public University of Navarra, Spain. He is a professor of Plant Nutrition at Unesp since 2003 and coordinates a research group (Genplant) focused on the nutrition of tropical plants. He has published over 400 articles in peer-review journals and 20 academic books.

• Introduction to Plant Nutrition.- Ion Uptake by Roots.- Foliar Ion Uptake.- Nitrogen.- Sulphur.- Phosphorus.- Potassium.- Calcium.- Magnesium.- Boron.- Zinc.- Manganese.- Iron.- Copper.- Molybdenum.- Chlorine.- Nickel.- Potentially toxic metals.- Visual and Leaf Diagnosis.- Interactions between nutrients.