This element, symbol Mg, is essential to the diet & to green plants
Essential Element*, Role, Symbol, Form absorbed, 
Deficiency symptoms ... Magnesium, Component of chlorophyll; component of 
middle lamella... [DOC] [TLE] Mineral (nutrient) - Wikipedia [PAR] A mineral is a chemical element required as an essential nutrient by organisms, 
other than ... Because inorganic mineral content of foods do not form volatile 
combustion products, nutrition ... Plants absorb dissolved elements in soils, which 
are subsequently picked up by the .... or magnesium (as magnesium oxide, etc.)...