农科英语课件Unit4_MINERAL NUTRITION教学教材.pptVIP

Unit Five MINERAL NUTRITION Symptoms of Deficiency in Essential Minerals Symptoms of Deficiency in Essential Minerals -B -Ca MINERAL NUTRIENTS are elements acquired primarily in the form of inorganic ions from the soil. Although mineral nutrients continually cycle through all organisms, they enter the biosphere predominantly through the root systems of plants, so in a sense plants act as the “miners” of Earth’s crust. Words to remember 7、surface area of roots： 根系表面积 8、concentrations: low/high concentrations; N/Si concentrations 9、 biological functions: 生物功能 10、mycorrhizal fungi：菌根真菌 mycorrhiza [,ma?k?ra?z?]n. 菌根 fungi [f??gai] n. 真菌；菌类 11、bacteria [b?kt??r??] n. 细菌 nitrogen-fixing bacteria 固氮细菌 The study of how plants obtain and use mineral nutrients is called mineral nutrition. This area of research is central to modern agriculture and environmental protection. High agricultural yields depend strongly on fertilization with mineral nutrients. In fact, yields of most crop plants increase linearly with the amount of fertilizer that they absorb. Words to remember 12、yield [ji?ld] n. 产量；收益 Nitrogen and water are major factors for maintaining high yield of rice. 13、linearly[lini?li] adv. 成直线地；在线上地 There is a clear linear correlation between crop yield and the amount of fertilizer that they absorb. Crop plants, however, typically use less than half of the fertilizer applied. The remaining minerals may leach into surface waters or groundwater, become attached to soil particles, or contribute to air pollution. As a consequence of fertilizer leaching, many water wells in the United States no longer meet federal standards for nitrate concentrations in drinking water. Words to remember 14、fertilizer [‘f?:t?la?z?] n. 肥料 nitrogen fertilizer, mineral fertilizer fertilization[,f?tl?ze??n] n. [农] 施肥；[胚] 受精；肥沃 15、leach [li:t?] vt. 淋洗 run off 径流 16、surface waters 地表水 groundwater 地下水 Words