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The need for phosphorus in plant growth has been
known for a long time. But its highly important function
was identified only recently, by the discovery that
certain high-energy phosphate bonds are involved in
the respiratory and photosynthetic processes. These
bonds apparently are necessary for the transfer of
energy in some of the plant metabolic processes without
which the plant would not live. Phosphorus is
also necessary for the health of the plant; it is a constituent
of nucleic acid, phytins, and phospholipids,
and in the early life of the plant contributes to the
formation of the reproductive parts. It is also essential
to seed formation and is found in large quantities in
seed and fruit. |
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