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Links to Soil Fertility Management Information

General fertility management

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 (please register with NC DENR Division of Soil and Water Conservation if you download this program).

Free CD-ROM version of the 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

Scouting Corn in North Carolina.

No-till management issues

Small Grains

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 vine premature decline. Plant Pathology Disease Note.

General Information

The Fertilizer Handbook. 1982. The Fertilizer Institute, Washington, DC. 2002.

Western Fertilizer Handbook, 8th ed. 1995. California Fertilizer Association. Interstate Publishers, Inc., Danville, IL. ISBN 0-8134-2972-2

Photographs of visual deficiency symptoms

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 Manuals

1999 North Carolina Commercial Vegetable Recommendations. Sanders, D.C. (ed.). AG- 586, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

U.S. Mail: Carl R. Crozier

Vernon G. James Research and Extension Center

207 Research Station Road

Plymouth, North Carolina 27962

Last revised on 5/30/2002.

Click here for information on the North Carolina State University Soil Science Department.

Click here for information on the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.

Click here for the personal web page of Dr. Carl R. Crozier at the N.C. State University Soil Science Dept. web site.