Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations: Soil Management, Fertilizer Use and Crop Nutrition

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Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations:
Soil Management, Fertilizer Use and Crop Nutrition

Author:	OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date:	13 June 2006
Last Reviewed:	30 October 2008

Pub 360: Fruit Production Recommendations > Soil Management, Fertilizer Use and Crop Nutrition

Excerpt from Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations 2008,
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Chapter 3 - Soil Management, Fertilizer Use and Crop Nutrition

Assessing Nutrient Needs (PDF 70 kb)

Soil Testing
Plant tissue analysis

Soil Organic Matter (PDF 34 kb)
Soil pH and Liming (PDF 86 kb)
- Raising pH
- Lowering soil pH
Nitrogen (PDF 64 kb)

Nitrogen and the environment
Sources of Nitrogen

Phosphorus (PDF 45 kb)

Phosphorus in the Environment
Phosphorus Recommendations
Sources of Phosphorus
Phosphorus Application Methods

Potassium (PDF 42 kb)

Potassium Recommendations
Potassium Application Methods

Calcium (PDF 35 kb)
Magnesium (PDF 44 kb)
Micronutrients (PDF 47 kb)

Soil or Foliar Fertilizers?
Boron
Copper
Iron
Manganese
Zinc

Chapter 3: Soil Management, Fertilizer Use and Crop Nutrition - PDF 194 kb
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Important Information

Information in this publication on the regulation of pesticides in Ontario is outdated due to Ontario's cosmetic pesticides ban, which came into effect on April 22, 2009.

The "Precautions with Pesticides" chapter in OMAFRA crop production recommendation publications has been revised and can be found under Pesticide Application and Safety, on the OMAFRA website at www.ontario.ca/crops.

The requirements of the cosmetic pesticides ban are detailed in Regulation 63/09 made under the Pesticides Act. Regulation 63/09 replaces Regulation 914.

For more details on the regulation of pesticides in Ontario, please visit the Ministry of the Environment website, www.ontario.ca/pesticideban.