Managing Plant Nutrients

Fertilizers are responsible for over half of global food production, but there are areas in world with nutrient deficiency and other areas of nutrient excess. Managing mineral plant nutrients requires careful application of science and skill to meet production, environmental, and social goals.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Adding fertilizer to streams! What's next?

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We usually think about keeping nutrients out of streams and lakes,because it stimulates too much biological activity. This article appeared...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Polyphosphate fertilizer... fluid phosphate basics

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Polyphosphate fluid fertilizer Phosphorus deficiency limits the growth and productivity of plants in many parts of the world. Sin...

Where does phosphate fertilizer come from?

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  Massive machines are used to recover phosphate rock from Florida Maintenance of an adequate phosphate supply in the soil is essenti...
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Declining soil fertility threatens Uganda’s food security

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Rice with phosphorus fertilizer (L) and in the native soil (R) Declining soil fertility threatens Uganda’s food security An interesting a...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Urea fertilizer... the basics

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Urea is the most widely used solid N fertilizer in the world. Urea is also commonly found in nature since it is expelled in the urine of...
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Where does potash fertilizer come from?

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Potassium chloride Potassium deficiency symptoms (cotton) Maintenance of an adequate K supply in the soil is essential for sustai...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Managing Plant Nutrients...Welcome

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Welcome to the new blog managingnutrients.blogspot.com I'll post some of the interesting information I come across related to managing ...
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Rob Mikkelsen
I am a soil scientist with interest in managing plant nutrients in the best way possible. I am fortunate to be able to work in research and education to be able to accomplish this goal. After receiving a PhD in Soil Science at the University of California (Riverside), I worked as a Research Scientist for the U.S. government, as a Professor of Soil Science, for the not-for-profit IPNI, and now the African Plant Nutrition Institute. It's been a wonderful experience!
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