Plants need nutrients...
As you know we need nutrients for good health, proper growth and development. For this we depend on plants and animals. In the same way plants also need nutrients for proper growth and good crop yield. Plant nutrients are certain chemical elements which they receive from air, water and soil.the mineral elements needed for the growth of plants are known as plant nutrients.
Plant get many element minerals from their environment ( air , water,soil,) but there are 16 essential nutrients which help plants for good health and development. 