Plants require some nutrients in minute quantities. These are called __.

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The main nutrients needed by plants are nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Plants require many other nutrient elements as well, but these are needed only in minute quantities. Hence, they are called micronutrients. Plants absorb these nutrient elements from the soil through their roots.

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