List of macronutrients and their functions in plants
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Macronutrients are the elements which are essential for plant growth.They are:. 1) Carbon. 2) Hydrogen 3) Oxygen 4) Nitrogen 5) Phosphorus 6) Potassium 7) Sulphur 8) Magnesium 8) Calcium. 1) Carbon is essential for formation of skeleton of plant .It is backbone.Essntial for growth. 2) Hydrogen essential for building sugars.3) Oygen essential for respiration and photosynthesis.4) Nitrogen is essential for formation of proteins and essential element of chlorophyll pigment.5) Phosphorus is used in formation of amino acid.6) Potassium is useful element for plant growth.7) Sulphur is essential component of choloroplast.8) Magnesium is main component of chlorophyll ..used in photosynthesis.9) Calcium is useful in transport ions.