Soil Testing for Plant-Available Nutrients—What Is It and Why Do We Use It?
Farmers need soil-testing procedures to assess soils for potential plant-available nutrients. Soil testing is the foremost best management practice (BMP). It helps farmers achieve profitable crops while protecting the environment from excessive fertilization and nutrient losses. This 5-page fact sh...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2014-10-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/131841 |
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| Summary: | Farmers need soil-testing procedures to assess soils for potential plant-available nutrients. Soil testing is the foremost best management practice (BMP). It helps farmers achieve profitable crops while protecting the environment from excessive fertilization and nutrient losses. This 5-page fact sheet describes the important steps required to test soil for potential plant-available nutrients. Written by George Hochmuth, Rao Mylavarapu, and Ed Hanlon, and published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, October 2014.
SL408/SS621: Soil Testing for Plant-Available Nutrients—What Is It and Why Do We Use It? (ufl.edu)
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |