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Water Effects on Livestock Performance
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-13
increase nutrient distribution throughout the field. Through management of available water and tank ... livestock productivity. Management of the water source can lead to more uniform distribution of nutrients ... dramatically than any other nutrient deficiency (Boyles). Water constitutes approximately 60 to 70 percent of ...
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Cowpea as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0128
to climbing growth habit Preferred soil pH: 5.5–6.5 Table 1. Rating the traits of cover crop cowpea. ... Heat tolerance Excellent Drought tolerance Excellent Shade tolerance Good Low fertility tolerance ... precipitation. Total nitrogen = 70–150 lb. of N per acre (not fertilizer replacement). Plant early in the season ...
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Growing Onions in the Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1616
soil fertility is essential for optimal onion production. Testing your soil pH and nutrient ... apart. Onion transplants should be planted with 1 inch of the lower portion in the soil. Fertilizing High ... based on the soil test, take another soil test the following season. Onions require more nutrients ...
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Soil Carbon Sequestration—Fundamentals
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-510
accomplished by management systems that add high amounts of biomass to the soil, cause minimal soil ... matter has been lost from our cropland mainly through plowing, which makes soil more likely to erode. ... unnecessary on most soils. We know from historic agricultural research plots at the University of Illinois and ...
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Crop Tree Management: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Woodland Goals
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-50
different reasons for owning and managing their woodlands. Some desire woodlands that provide habitat for ... woodlands to provide these and many other values can be enhanced through crop tree management. Figure 1. ... trees. In an unmanaged woodland, competition among trees for light, water, and nutrients is often severe ...
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Using °Brix as an Indicator of Vegetable Quality: Linking Measured Values to Crop Management
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1651
these plots were managed differently: growing system, nutrient and irrigation regime, and variety ... often significant and immediate impacts on vegetable °Brix levels. In contrast, soil and crop nutrient ... selection, water and fertility management, and planting and harvest timing. All things being equal, varieties ...
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Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Bush Honeysuckle
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-68
carbohydrates it lacks the high-fat and nutrient-rich content that most of our native plants provide migrating ... birds. Wherever invasive honeysuckle shrubs displace our native forest species there is a huge potential ... The bush honeysuckles as a group are shallow rooted plants that leaf out before many of our native ...
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Whole Farm Planning Model
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-52
University Extension Planning is one of the most important aspects of managing any business. This is ... weather, commodity prices) associated with agriculture. It is essential that farm managers take time to ... management skills. There are a multitude of skills that each individual can bring to an operation. This is ...
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Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AGF-505-07
Tisdale, and W.L. Nelson (eds.). 1999. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers: An Introduction to Nutrient ... and nutrient availability; thus it is an important soil property to consider for maximum productivity. ... uptake). Low soil pH also limits the release of some nutrients from soil organic matter and reduces ...
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Dollar Spot on Turfgrass
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-3075
resting bodies called stomata, which may live for long periods on grass clippings, in thatch, or in soil ... temperatures exceed 90 degrees F. Turfgrass growing under dry soil conditions is more susceptible than when ... adequate soil moisture is provided. Damage is usually more severe if there is a deficiency of nitrogen. ...