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Mineral Nutrition of Plants
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Mineral Nutrition of Plants

A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2025 | Viewed by 338

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Dr. Gustavo Brunetto

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Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Prédio 42, Office 3309, Avenida Roraima 1000, Santa Maria 95105-900, Brazil
Interests: plant nutrition; soil fertility; fertilization; fruit quality; heavy metals; roots; sustainable orchards and vineyards
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Dr. Danilo Eduardo Rozane

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Department Agronomy and Natural Resources, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Nelson Brihi Badur, 430, Vila Tupi, Registro 119000-000, SP, Brazil
Interests: plant nutrition; soil fertility; fertilization; fruit quality; compositional nutrient diagnosis—CND; discriminant analysis
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues，

Plants uptake nutrients. These nutrients can be transported, accumulated and redistributed. Leaves, flowers or other parts of plants can be collected, prepared and subjected to analysis in a laboratory. Also, non-destructive methodologies can be used to estimate nutrient levels in plants, which can be interpreted, helping us to define the need for fertilization in crops. Nutrients can positively impact the growth, productivity and quality of the food produced by a plant, with a deficiency or excess of nutrients having the ability to harm plants. Considering this information, this Special Issue welcomes manuscripts on topics related to plant strategies for increasing nutrient availability; chemical species of nutrients in soil and solution and their relationship with mineral nutrition; morphology and anatomy of the root system and the relationship with nutrition in plants; absorption, transport and redistribution of nutrients in plants; impact of fertilization on growth, productivity and food quality; methods/methodologies for estimating nutrients in plants; use of non-destructive methods/methodologies for estimating nutrients in plants; relationship of nutrients with the incidence of diseases in plants; mineral nutrition; and food quality.

Dr. Gustavo Brunetto
Dr. Danilo Eduardo Rozane
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Keywords

  • nutrient availability
  • root system
  • nutrient absorption
  • diagnosis of nutritional status
  • symptoms of nutrient excess and deficiency
  • productivity

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Networking 13 Berry Minerals to Sustain a High Yield of Firm Cranberry Fruits
by Leon Etienne Parent
Horticulturae 2025, 11(6), 705; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11060705 - 18 Jun 2025
Abstract
The N fertilization to reach high cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) yields resulted in high proportions of soft berries. Our objective was to define the mineral nutrient balance of cranberry to reach a high yield of firm berries. The database comprised 393 observations [...] Read more.
The N fertilization to reach high cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) yields resulted in high proportions of soft berries. Our objective was to define the mineral nutrient balance of cranberry to reach a high yield of firm berries. The database comprised 393 observations on cv. ‘Stevens’. Berries were analyzed for total S, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, B, Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Al, and Si. Random Forest and XGBoost machine learning models were run to predict yield and firmness classes using raw concentrations, centered log ratios (clr) accounting for nutrient interactions, and weighted log ratios (wlr) that also considered the importance of each dual interaction. The wlr returned the most accurate models. The wlr standards elaborated from the high-yielding and nutritionally balanced subpopulation most often differed between the high-yield class and the high-firmness class. The wlr Cu level was significantly (p ≤ 0.01) too high to reach the high-yielding class in the nutritionally imbalanced subpopulation. There was excessive Al and shortage of Si and Mg to reach high berry firmness in the nutritionally imbalanced subpopulation (p ≤ 0.01), indicating the large influence of soil genesis on berry firmness. Despite statistical evidence, cranberry response to Al and Si corrective measures should be tested to elaborate site-specific recommendations based on soil and tissue tests. Full article
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