- Fertilizers take the form of nitrates and phosphates
- Fertilizers are taken up the root by active transport and dissolved in water which is taken to the leaf by the xylem
- Nitrates are involved with protein and Phosphates are involved with DNA and membrain strcuture
- There are 2 types of fertilizers (artificial and organic)
- Artificial takes the form of Potassium Nitrate and Ammonium nitrate
- Organic takes the form of animal waste (most of the time cow waste)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
5.3 Fertilisers
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