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In-plant mineral nutrition, elements are called macro or micro-elements depending upon their relative amount required in plants.
There are some nutrients that are required in large amounts, which are called macronutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sulfur are macronutrients.
There are about seven nutrients essential to plant growth and health that are only needed in very small quantities/amounts. In plants, micronutrients are boron (B), chlorine (Cl), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), and zinc (Zn).
Thus, macro or micro-elements depends on the relative amount required in plants.