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Corn, Soybean, and Alfalfa Yield Responses to Micronutrient Fertilization in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-519
fertilizer trials fertilizer recommendations soil nutrient management micronutrients soil conditions ... of the unfertilized crop yield Data Sources: Jay Johnson Soil Fertility Research Reports, 1976 to ... Recommendations Update Project, unpublished data. Farm Management soil fertility corn soybean alfalfa wheat ...
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Controlled-Release Fertilizers in the Production of Container-Grown Floriculture Crops
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1260
intensively managed requiring high amounts of fertilizer for appropriate quality growth. Nutrients are ... a fertilizer release these nutrients to the water surrounding the roots?" Fertilizers differ in the rate ... at which their nutrients dissolve into water in the root zone. Water-soluble fertilizers (WSFs) ...
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Guidelines for Applying Liquid Animal Manure to Cropland with Subsurface and Surface Drains
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-21
soils with subsurface drainage has been linked to contamination of the effluent with nutrients (Cook and ... mineral fertilizer. The fact that liquid animal manure nutrients can be safely land recycled in some ... system that needs to be managed. Soil texture, available water holding capacity, tillage history, as well ...
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Establishing Early Successional Habitat for Wildlife
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/w-23
& Soil Fertility Specialist, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster. Energy and ... Panicum virgatum 3 to 7 feet Tolerates poorly drained and low fertility soils, occasional flooding, and ... fertilizers and can grow in low fertility soils. Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans 3 to 6 feet Growth begins ...
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Calculating Cation Exchange Capacity, Base Saturation, and Calcium Saturation
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-81
important soil measurements that help determine how a soil is managed and fertilized. While standard soil ... Capacity (CEC) Cation exchange capacity (CEC) is a fundamental soil property used to predict plant nutrient ... availability and retention in the soil. It is the potential of available nutrient supply, not a direct ...
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Manure and Compost: Nitrogen Availability in Organic Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-34
researchgate.net/publication/346060031_Estimating_Plant-available_Nitrogen_from_Manur e Ag Crops and Livestock organic manure compost nitrogen soil nutrient management plan ... is a challenging obstacle for producers. A nutrient management plan needs to consider the following ... prevent excessive soil nutrient levels. Volatilization Losses Immediate incorporation or injection of ...
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Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-35
initiate flower formation. In moist, fertile soils this usually occurs in the second year of its life, but ... when not managed. This plant, once found exclusively in ornamental gardens, has escaped and has become ... established in rich, moist soils along roadside ditches, stream banks, vacant farmland, and fence and tree ...
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Pasteurization of Raw Milk for Home Consumption
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5817
Specialist, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock, Ohio State University Extension Pasteurization is the ... if it comes into contact with tainted water, soil, animals, or other contaminated sources. Outbreaks ...
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Sustainable Crop Rotations with Cover Crops
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-9
nutrient leaching; increased water infiltration; improved soil biodiversity; weed control and disease ... suppression; increased carbon sequestration and maximum nutrient recycling; improved air, soil, and water ... ryegrass may be used to recapture excess nutrients and reduce soil compaction and is especially useful ...
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Natural Organic Lawn Care
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-4031
synthetic chemical fertilizers are often blamed for reducing earthworm populations in the soil, research has ... role in fertilizer recommendations, so don't guess—soil test first! University research has shown ... reduce soilborne plant diseases, and help hold nutrients for plant use. Good soil also contains adequate ...