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Considerations with soil testing in turfgrass

Soil testing can be a valuable method to help turfgrass managers make fertilizer decisions and choosing the most appropriate soil test extractant is key. This depends on soil properties and the availability of correlation data for turfgrass species in the desired region. This chapter describes commo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, Cole
Other Authors: Guertal, Elizabeth, McGroary, Pauric, Soldat, Douglas J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 2023
Series:Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Subjects:
Thema Editeur::t Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial Processes::tv Agriculture And Farming::tvf Sustainable Agriculture
Thema Editeur::t Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial Processes::tv Agriculture And Farming::tvk Agronomy And Crop Production
Turfgrass
Agronomy And Crop Production / Bicssc
Thema Editeur::t Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial Processes::tv Agriculture And Farming::tvb Agricultural Science
Thema Editeur::r Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::rb Earth Sciences::rbg Geology, Geomorphology And The Lithosphere::rbgb Sedimentology And Pedology
Soil Testing
Thema Editeur::t Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial Processes::tv Agriculture And Farming::tvs Commercial Horticulture
Sedimentology And Pedology / Bicssc
Soil Test Extraction
Sustainable Agriculture / Bicssc
Soil Test Calibration
Agricultural Science / Bicssc
Fertilizer
Commercial Horticulture / Bicssc
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Summary:Soil testing can be a valuable method to help turfgrass managers make fertilizer decisions and choosing the most appropriate soil test extractant is key. This depends on soil properties and the availability of correlation data for turfgrass species in the desired region. This chapter describes common extracts and demonstrates their efficacy for phosphorous and potassium extraction with three soil samples from the North American Proficiency Testing program (http://www.naptprogram.org/) administered by the Soil Science Society of America. Fertilizer recommendations were made based on regional sufficiency levels from university soil-testing laboratories and the Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition (MLSN) guidelines from the Asian Turfgrass Center and PACE Turf. Sufficiency Levels for Available Nutrients (SLAN) or MLSN guidelines are most appropriate for deciding how to fertilize turf. However, recommendations based on an inappropriate extractant, calibration, saturated paste extraction, or ideal ratios or of major exchangeable cations (i.e., Basic Cation Saturation Ratio) are inappropriate.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (22 p.)
ISBN:AS.2022.0110.22
9781801465090

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