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Nutrients can broadly be categorized intoby Mobilemicro or macro and Immobilein terms of their mobility; either mobile or immobile. Mobile nutrients are those that the plant can move around to where they are most needed while immobile nutrients cannot be relocated.
This mobility of the nutrient affects where symptoms of deficiency can occur on a plant.
 
== Macro Nutrients ==
== Micro Nutrients ==
=== Silica ===
Silica can increase stem diameter and boost chlorophyll production.
 
Silica can increase stem diameter and boost chlorophyll production
 
 
=== Magnesium ===
A mobile nutrient required for the creation of chlorophyll in a plant, a requirement of [[Plant_processes#Photosynthesis|Photosynthesis]].
 
=== Calcium ===
An immobile nutrient that is required for the creation of strong cell walls.
 
=== Boron ===
Similar to calcium, boron is required for strong cell walls.
 
=== Copper ===