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Effects of lithology and weathering on mineral nutrient elements uptake by plants – A review
https://doi.org/10.31248/GJEES2024.158 | Article Number: 04EF738C1 | Vol.9 (3) - October 2024
Received Date: 15 August 2024 | Accepted Date: 20 September 2024 | Published Date: 30 October 2024
Authors: Kabiru Usman* and Rilwanu Muhammad
Keywords: nutrient., soils., mineral, Element, plants, rock, weathering
Mineral is an inorganic element required in minute quantity as an essential nutrient by living organisms to undertake functions necessary to sustain life. Minerals include iron, potassium, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, and sulfur. The formation of soils during weathering processes contributes greatly to the biogeochemical cycling of these elements. Sedimentary rocks have been the most important soil parent materials and thus, the accessibility of mineral nutrient elements to plants is dependent on the ease of weathering of rocks as well as their compositions. The process of weathering is in turn influenced by lithology which makes available new mineral elements of different reactivity for weathering reactions. Natural sources such as soil and water are the two most important sources of mineral nutrient elements for plants. The ability of soil to supply the plants with important nutrient mineral elements as well as the production of quality agricultural crop produce in a given community is all linked to the parent material a soil originated from. In this review, the functions of some mineral elements, accessibility and bioavailability of mineral nutrient elements to plants are discussed. The distribution and influence of lithology and parent materials on crop production in plants are also elucidated.
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