Why do plants NEED phosphorus and Nitrates

Subject: Why do plants NEED phosphorus and Nitrates

Date: Sun Apr 23 11:59:18 2000
Posted by Stephen Thayer
Grade level: 10-12 School: Jacob Hespeler Secondary School
City: Cambridge State/Province: Ontario Country: Canada
Area of science: Botany
ID: 956509158.Bt

Message:


According to our grd 10 text book plants use Nitrates to produce proteins, 
which are used by Animals to produce ammonia to make nitrates again.  Do 
the plants actually need them?  Phosphorus... I have no idea what that is 
for.

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