Tag: Liebig s law

According to Liebig's Law of the Minimum, the growth of an organism is dictated not by the total resources available, but by the scarcest resource. This core principle provides a simple definition of nutrient limitation: it is the ecological phenomenon where the growth of an organism or entire ecosystem is restricted by the insufficient supply of one or more essential nutrients.

For many crops, achieving 90-95% of maximum yield is directly linked to meeting the specific critical nutrient levels required by the plant. Understanding what is the critical nutrient concept is foundational for effective nutrient management, moving beyond simply applying fertilizers to strategically feeding plants based on need.