Main description:

First published in 1961, as the third edition of a 1946 original, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of trace elements in plants, and the effects of their deficiency or excess on grazing animals where such effects arise directly from shortage or excess in the plants they eat. Illustrative figures and a comprehensive bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in trace elements and the historical development of biochemistry.

Contents:

Preface; Preface to the first edition; List of plates; List of abbreviations; 1. Historical introduction; 2. Methods of investigating micro-nutrient problems; 3. Trace-element deficiency diseases of plants; 4. The effects on plants of trace-element excess; 5. Factors influencing the absorption of trace elements and their effects on plants; 6. The functions of trace elements in plants; 7. Trace elements in plants in relation to some diseases of grazing animals; 8. Concluding remarks; List of literature; Index.