Monitoring Soil Nutrients in Dryland Systems Using Management Units

Mary Corp, Donald A. Horneck, Don Wysocki and Larry Lutcher
EM 8920 | Published November 2006, Reviewed 2020

Summary

Focuses on how to design a soil nutrient monitoring strategy using management units or zones for soil testing and nutrient application. This approach is designed to provide better information to make nutrient management decisions at a reasonable cost. Using a management unit approach, a grower can vary the amount and type of nutrient applications within a field. Two examples of nutrient monitoring are provided to illustrate the process of deciding when, where, and how to sample, as well as how to interpret soil test results.

About the authors

Donald A. Horneck
Extension agronomist
Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center

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