TABLE 3.
Formulas giving stoichiometric coefficients for the plant growth reactions.
| Substance | Stoichiometric coefficient |
| CO2 (g) | –nC |
| H2O (l) | –½ (nH + nK + 2nMg + 2nCa + 3nAl + 2nMn + 3nFe – 3nN – 3nP - 2nS – 4nSi – nCl) |
| NH4+ (aq) | –nN |
| H2PO4– (aq) | –nP |
| SO42– (aq) | –nS |
| K+ (aq) | –nK |
| Mg2+ (aq) | –nMg |
| Ca2+ (aq) | –nCa |
| Al3+ (aq) | –nAl |
| Si(OH)4 (s) | –nSi |
| Mn2+ (aq) | –nMn |
| Fe3+ (aq) | –nFe |
| Cl– (aq) | –nCl |
| O2 (g) | – (2nO + 3nN + nCl – nH – 5nP – 6nS – nK – 2nMg – 2nCa – 3nAl – 4nSi – 2nMn – 3nFe – 4nC) |
| H+ (aq) | –(nP + 2nS + nCl – nN – nK – 2nMg – 2Ca – 3nAl – 2nMn – 3nFe) |
| Bio | +1 |
The table gives stoichiometric coefficients for growth reactions (Equation 11), of the form CO2 (g) + H2O (l) + NH4+ (aq) + H2PO4– (aq) + SO42– (aq) + K+ (aq) + Mg2+ (aq) + Ca2+ (aq) + Al3+ (aq) + Si(OH)4 (s) + Mn2+ (aq) + Fe3+ (aq) + Cl– (aq) → (Bio) + O2 (g) + H+ (aq). The product “(Bio)” denotes live matter (CnCHnHOnONnNPnPSnSKnKMgnMgCanCaAlnAlSinSiMnnMnFenFeClnCl). The calculated stoichiometric coefficient values are negative for the reactants and positive for the products.