A total of nutrients are essential to plants.

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Nutrients :
Nutrients are the compounds in food that provide us with energy that facilitates repair and growth and helps to carry out different life processes.
There are 16 essential nutrients for plants out of which 6 are macronutrients ( required in large amounts) and the other seven are micronutrients ( required in less amounts).
Essential plant nutrients: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, sulfur, iron, manganese, boron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and chlorine.
Final answer: A total of 16 nutrients are essential to plants.

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