Soil Fertility Main Page

Links to Soil Fertility Management Information

General Fertility Management

North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual, Chapter 4, Fertilizer Use

Soil Facts publications, North Carolina State University Soil Science Department

Reference Sufficiency Ranges for Plant Analysis in the Southern Region of the United States

North Carolina Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services Soil, Plant, & Waste Analysis Report Information

Nutrient Management and Realistic Yield Expectations (RYE) for North Carolina

Nutrient Management Planning Computer Program for North Carolina

IFA World Fertilizer Use Manual This gives a general discussion of fertilizers and their efficient use, and information on more than 100 crops. It provides a global perspective on issues, but does not necessarily represent appropriate management information for North Carolina conditions.

Crop Problem Diagnosis Worksheet This worksheet directs a producer, agent, or consultant to organize information related to a specific field problem. Two pages are designed for recording field observations and management records. Three pages are designed to assist in interpreting information.
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Corn

The North Carolina Corn Production Guide

Scouting Corn in North Carolina

No-till management issues

No-till in the North Carolina Blacklands (a presentation made at the 22nd Southern Conservation Tillage Conference for Sustainable Agriculture in 1999 by Carl R. Crozier and Sam Brake)

Small Grains

Fertilizer and lime management for small grains: Part I - Nitrogen

Fertilizer and lime management for small grains: Part II -Neuse River Regulations for Wheat: How much Nitrogen is Enough?

Fertilizer and lime management for small grains: Part II - Lime, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, manganese, copper, magnesium, and calcium

Irish Potato

Potato health management in eastern North Carolina

Potato vine premature decline Plant Pathology Disease Note


Fertilizer and Soil Fertility Management References

General Information

Soil Fertility and Fertilizers: An Introduction to Nutrient Management 7th Ed. Havlin, John L., Samuel L. Tisdale, Werner L. Nelson, and James D. Beaton. Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN: 0130278246

Fertilizer 101 The Fertilizer Institute, Washington, DC. 2010.

Western Fertilizer Handbook: Third Horticulture Edition Peir, J., D. Barlow. ISBN-10: 098445750X

Photographs of Visual Deficiency Symptoms

Hungry Crops: a guide to nutrient deficiencies in field crops. 1987. Grundon, N.J. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane. ISBN 0 7242 2315 0.

Plant Nutrient Disorders, 3: Vegetable Crops. 1993. Weir, R.G., and G.C. Cresswell. Inkata Press, Melbourne. ISBN 0-909605-91-2.

Diagnosis of Mineral Disorders in Plants, vol. 2: Vegetables. 1983. Scaife, A., and M. Turner. Chemical Publishing, NY. ISBN 0-8206-0307-4.

North Carolina Manual

Crop Fertilization Based on North Carolina Soil Tests. 1996. Tucker, M.R., J.K. Messick, C.C. Carter. Circular No. 1, NCDA Agronomic Division, Raleigh, NC.

Southeast Regional Manual

2013 Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook (.pdf)

Soil Fertility Main Page

Carl Crozier's NCSU Dept. Website

Fertilizer Trade Organizations

Professional Organizations

Government Agencies

Vernon James Center

Corn Production Guide

Small Grain Production Guide

NC Ag Chemical Manual


Current research and updates are performed by Dr. Carl Crozier and Neil Hardison (Technician).
Dr. Crozier's office is located at the Vernon James Research & Extension Center
at Tidewater Research Station in Plymouth, NC.


Dr. Carl Crozier can be reached at (252) 793-4428 ext. 134, and via email with carl_crozier@ncsu.edu.
Last Updated: February 15, 2013 by Neil Hardison.