Plants absorb nutrients from the soil solution Concentrations in soil solution(uM) at sites in UK Na K Mg Ca Fe P Grassland/ arable4653901352120|3432764 (24 soils Woodland 33538410459224139817 (5 soils values for P can be much lower than those quoted 10 um from Tinker and nye, 2000Plants absorb nutrients from the soil solution Concentrations in soil solution (µM) at sites in UK Na K Mg Ca Fe S P Grassland/arable (24 soils) 465 390 135 2120 3.4 327 64 Woodland (5 soils) 335 384 104 592 24.1 398 17 from Tinker and Nye, 2000 values for P can be much lower than those quoted < 10 µm