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Show plant material easily corrected: plication of mt j tilizers such asr fate, anhydrous : ammonium nitr J AU of the 11 1-contain 1-contain areas oi l deficiency. Other-boron, Other-boron, magnesc,. are also report: c cient supply, nor j zinc deficiencies e the most critics: : production staid: J Lack of Molyt-.-j alfalfa and pea e lize the inorganic materials in the soil and convert them to organic matter. In this function func-tion the plant stands between man and the raw earth and gives man and animals the foods they require. Correction of zinc deficiencies deficien-cies created dramatic responses respons-es in fruit trees, corn and beans plus a significant yield and quality response in potatoes pota-toes with more No. 1 potatoes produced. Most soils in the Intermoun-tain Intermoun-tain area are deficient in the key essential constituent of Nutrition value affected by use of fertilizer Much has been said in the past concerning the effect of of fertilizer on the nutritional value of the crops produced. Some people believe that crops grown on poor soils are low in nutritional value. Others contend con-tend that there is no direct relationship between a soil's fertility level and the nutritional nutri-tional value of crops grown on it. What should you believe? Keep these facts in mind: 1 The application of fertilizer fertiliz-er to the soil may result in increased in-creased concentration of the applied fertilizer elements in the plant. It may also result in decreased concentration of other elements in the plant. 2. The application of fertilizers ferti-lizers may increase or decrease certain organic constituents in the plant depending on the fertilizer fer-tilizer level already in the soil, the crop grown, and the stage of growth of the plant. 3. No definite relationship has been established between vitamin levels in plants and the fertility status in the soil. These are more closely associated associ-ated with weather conditions, amount of sunshine, and position posi-tion on the plant. 4. The plant is able to uti- |