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This paragraph aims to deepen the knowledge on the minerals that are of extra importance in human nutrition (see [Chapter 2](https://wiki-groenkennisnet.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPC/pages/11993400)). Each section provides fundamental knowledge on the selected elements (Ca, K, Fe, Zn, Se, I) and at the end of each section indications and numbers of plant content/concentration or practical fertilizer application aims are provided.

[5.2. The effects of plant fertilizers on the nutritional value of plants for humans:Figure 5.4](#Figure 5.4) shows a Mulder’s chart that gives an appreciation of the complexity and interactions between all the nutrients.

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###### Figure 5.4: Mulder’s chart shows some of the interactions between plant nutrients. Interaction: A decrease in availability to the plant of a nutrient by the action of another nutrient (see direction of arrow). Stimulation: An increase in the need for a nutrient by the plant because of the increase in the level of another nutrient (dotted line). (Copied from: Bariya et al. 2014)

> ℹ️ **References**  
> ℹ️ Bariya H, Bagtharia S, Patel A. 2014. Boron: A Promising Nutrient for Increasing Growth and Yield of Plants In: Nutrient Use Efficiency in Plants.153–170. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10635-9_6