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WINTER
Drip Irrigation Improves N Efficiency
Dr. T.K. Hartz

Trend in California is drip irrigation to improve water/N management and protect environment.
(PDF, 3 pages, 222 KB)
Beware of N Lockup in Reactivated CRP Fields
Dr. Paul Fixen

Carbon to nitrogen ratios higher than 30:1 could temporarily immobilize soil or fertilizer N in high-residue fields.
(PDF, 2 pages, 16 KB)
Starters Perform More Consistently Than Seed-Placed Fertilizers
K.B. Ritchie, Dr. R.G. Hoeft, Dr. E.D. Nafziger, L.C. Gonzini, J.J. Warren

Illinois researchers compare 2 x 2 starter with seed-placed fertilizer treatments in no-till corn field studies.
(PDF, 2 pages, 216 KB)
Fine-tuning N For The Environment
Dr. Raun Lohry

Understanding the nature of N and how it can be managed are essential to
making fertility practices environmentally friendly. (PDF, 2 pages, 21 KB)
Residue Management In West
Dr. Julian Smith
Problems peculiar to region provide a host of challenges to western conservation tillage growers.
(PDF, 3 pages, 21 KB)
SPRING
Precision Farming: One Key To Quality Water
Dr. James S. Schepers
Author discusses the elements of site-specific management that ensure maximum nutrient-use efficiency and environmental stewardship.
(PDF, 3 pages, 21 KB)
SUMMER
Starters Bump Yields In Edible Bean Country
Dr. Alan D. Blaylock
Wyoming researcher studies yield responses to variables in fertilizer applications and planting date.
(PDF, 3 pages, 19 KB)
Corn Hybrids Vary In Response To Starter Fertilizers
Drs. W. B. Gordon, D. L. Fjell, and D. A. Whitney
Possibility of different rooting characteristics in hybrids prompts this two-year study of selected corn varieties grown under no-till, dryland conditions.
(PDF, 3 pages, 21 KB)
KTS Boosts Potato Yields
Dr. Richard T. Zink
Colorado researcher explores the role of potassium thiosulfate in potato production.
(PDF, 2 pages, 14 KB)
N: the Vital Nutrient in the Great Plains
Dr. Gary Peterson
Cropping intensification brings greater need for N fertilizers in Great Plains.
(PDF, 2 pages, 17 KB)
Trickle Irrigation: One Answer To Site-Specific Nutrient Management
Drs. Thomas A. Doerge and T. L. Thompson
Practice is combined with tissue nitrate testing used to avoid N deficiencies as well as unneeded N inputs.
(PDF, 3 pages, 55 KB)
FALL
Fertigation Enhances Grapefruit Yield
Dr. Brain J. Boman
When combined with single broadcast fertilization, fertigation of orchards produces results superior to several conventional broadcast applications.
(PDF, 3 pages, 31 KB)
Effects Of Seed-placed P Studied
Jim Gerwing, Dr. Ron Gelderman and Anthony Bly
South Dakota researchers find a number of variables determine tolerance of corn to P placed close to the seed.
(PDF, 2 pages, 26 KB)
N Fights Corn Root Worms?
Dr.Walter E. Riedell
Data from South Dakota research suggest that N management could play an important role in improving tolerance to corn root worms.
(PDF, 3 pages, 90 KB)
Nutrient Demand High In Bermudagrass
Drs. B.C. Darst, J.N. Pratt, H.D. Pennington, W.B. Gass
Studies show yield benefits of proper fertilization on southern dairy pastures.
(PDF, 2 pages, 25 KB)
Management Key In Efficient, Profitable Alfalfa Production
FFF Review
Nutrient needs and profitability must be balanced with environmental stewardship.
(PDF, 3 pages, 185 KB)

1996 > Back to Topics