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So as to provide a basis for nutritional and general physiological experiments on plants, a systematic investigation has been made into the preparation of nutrient solutions satisfying certain requirements as to the relative ratios of the nutrient ions, the total ionic concentration and the pH, without complications due to precipitation. A method has been developed whereby it is possible to compute in advance, a formula for the composition of the nutrient solution which satisfies these requirements.
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Steiner, A.A. A universal method for preparing nutrient solutions of a certain desired composition. Plant Soil 15, 134–154 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01347224
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01347224