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The mineral composition of crops with particular reference to the soils in which they were grown : a review and compilation

Beeson, Kenneth C. (Kenneth Crees) 1903-1998 (Author).

Summary: The nutritional value of such inorganic elements as calcium, phosphorus, iodine, copper, and iron has been demonstrated by many investigators, and it is generally recognized that quantitative variations of these elements in foods and feeds are important factors in human and animal health. These and other mineral elements, especially those occurring in trace amounts, are receiving greatly increased attention in both popular and scientific literature dealing with soils, fertilizers, plant growth and composition, food quality, and animal and human health and nutrition.

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Physical Description: print
164 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1941.

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General Note:	Cover title. Contribution from Bureau of Plant Industry. "The work represented by this publication was supported by the Bankhead-Jones research fund. It was initiated in the Bureau of chemistry and soils (now the Bureau of agricultural chemistry and engineering) and was later transferred to the Bureau of plant industry."--P. 1.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-90). "Sources of unpublished material": page 91.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction. pp. 1 -- Some soil characteristics cited in relation to the occurrence of certain nutritional diseases of man and animals. pp. 4 -- Factors affecting the mineral composition of plants. pp. 22 -- Literature cited. pp. 59 -- Sources of unpublished material. pp. 91 -- Appendix: Tables of crop composition. pp. 92.