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.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

What Is Sustainable Anyway?

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The pathway to "sustainability" is not always clear Sustainability is a phrase that gets thrown around ...
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Friday, July 26, 2013

Boosting Human Health with Fertilizer

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In discussions about using fertilizers and various plant nutrients, the entire purpose of using these materials is too frequently...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Roots of Nutrient Uptake

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We clearly see that plant growth suffers when there are low concentrations of nutrients in the soil, when the nutrients are no...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Sodium nitrate... a naturally occuring source of nitrate fertilizer

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Sodium nitrate was one of the first commercially available inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizers. It was very important in plant nutrition...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Thiosulfate, an excellent fluid sulfur source

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Thiosulfate (S 2 O 3 2- ) fertilizers are clear liquids that provide a source of sulfur (S) and can be used in a variety of situa­tions. Th...
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Friday, May 10, 2013

Diammonium Phosphate (DAP)

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Diammonium phosphate (DAP) Diammonium phosphate (DAP) is the world’s most widely used phosphorus (P...
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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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