Contains papers presented at a workshop on plant nutrition held at the University of Helsinki, Finland in December 2000. The volume's 43 contributions present worldwide research in the field on a wide array of topics, particularly revolving around efficient fertilizer use. Contributions focus on individual crops or groups of crops grown for food and renewable raw materials, with information presented on crop biology, plant and soil analysis data, nutrient uptake and removable figures, recommendations for fertilizer use, and current fertilizing practices in different tropical, subtropical, and temperate countries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)