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A botanist's color guide, these 17 color
charts are used to determine and record the color of plant tissues. This
information is important to scientists working with growth rates, nutrient
deficiencies, plant diseases, and other plant processes. In particular, it
facilitates the diagnosis of adverse conditions responsible for the deteriation
of plants and it serves as a stepping-stone to soil and plant tissue
analyses.
Why Use Plant Tissue Color Charts?
The color
plant tissues reflect the influence of light, critical temperatures, and the
chemical composition of the soil, especially when the soil is deficient in
certain major or minor nutrient elements. Sometimes the color of plant tissue
reveals the genetic origin of plants, effect of toxic substances, or the action
of parasitic organisms. Charts provide scientists, students, and plant growers
with information needed to respond to problems related to taxonomy, genetics,
physiology, pathology, and plant nutrition.