인류는 식물의 영양에 대한 연구를 시작하면서 재배환경의 개선과 식물의 효율적 이용을 통해 식량 문제를 해결하는 데 노력하여 왔다.

그 동안 식물 영양학에 대한 체계적인 교과서의 요구가 많았으나, 현대 식물 영양학의 발전에 발 맞추어 식물 영양의 원리를 생리학적, 생화학적, 분자생물학적 관점에서 설명한 교과서는 찾기 힘들었다. 이에 여기 식물 영양학은 정말 반가운 저서이다. 본 저서는 제1장 식물 영양학에 대한 지식은 어떻게 형성되어 왔는가?, 제2장 식물 영양학의 이해, 제3장 식물의 필수원소와 영양원소, 제4장 불량 토양에서의 식물의 반응, 제5장 비료로 구성되어 있으며, 현재 한국에 출판되어 있는 다른 식물 영양학 교재와는 다르게 기본적 지식을 바탕으로 최신 식물 영양학에 대한 연구 결과를 수록하여 설명함으로써 기존의 식물 영양학 교과서보다 한 단계 앞서나가 있다고 할 수 있다.

번역은 직역을 원칙으로 하였으나, 원래의 의미를 훼손하지 않는 범위에서 약간의 의역을 하였고, 일본 기관 및 법령 설명을 한국의 예로 바꾸었다.

차례

제 1 장 식물 영양학에 대한 지식은 어떻게 형성되어 왔는가?································· 1

제 2 장 식물 영양학의 이해··········································································· 7
1. 토양, 질소와 인의 순환············································································ 7
2. 광합성과 호흡····················································································· 11
3. 식물 영양소의 수송··············································································· 28
4. 물의 흡수와 수송················································································· 43
5. 식물 호르몬······················································································· 48

제 3 장 식물의 필수원소와 영양원소···························································· 55
1. 질소와 황·························································································· 56

2. 인··································································································· 88
3. 칼륨과 나트륨··················································································· 102
4. 칼슘과 마그네슘················································································ 109
5. 철, 구리, 망간, 몰리브덴 ······································································· 118

6. 아연, 붕소, 니켈, 염소·········································································· 142

7. 규소······························································································ 165

제 4 장 불량 토양에서의 식물 반응···························································· 177
1. 산성 토양························································································ 177
2. 염류 집적 토양·················································································· 186
3. 중금속 오염 토양··············································································· 199

제 5 장 비료····················································································· 209
1. 지력과 퇴비····················································································· 209
2. 시비법··························································································· 217
3. 상업용 비료····················································································· 221
4. 유기 농업························································································ 238