Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations: Fertilizer Use, Soil Management and Cover Crops

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Chapter 3- Fertilizer Use, Soil Management and Cover Crops

1. Assessing Nutrient Needs
• Visual Deficiency Symptoms
• Plant Analysis
• Soil Testing
2. Soil pH and Liming
   • What is pH?
   • Raising pH
   • Lowering Soil pH
3. Nitrogen
• Nitrogen and the environment
• Nitrogen Recommendations
• Sources of Nitrogen
• Nitrogen Application Methods
4. Phosphorus
• Phosphorus in the Environment
• Phosphorus Recommendations
• Sources of Phosphorus
• Phosphorus Application Methods
5. Potassium
• Potassium Recommendations
• Potassium Application Methods
6. Calcium
7. Magnesium
8. Micronutrients
• Soil or Foliar Fertilizers?
• Boron
• Copper
• Iron
• Manganese
• Zinc
9. Soil Management
10. Cover Crops and Ground Cover Management
    • Adaptation and use of Cover Crops
    • Cover Crops
    • Sod Covers for Orchards, Vineyards and Brambles
      

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