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.

Monday, March 5, 2018

Good Nutrition: Key to Plant Health

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Getting crops off to a good start is critical for achieving high yields. During this early stage of growth, seedlings are especially vulner...
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Monday, January 8, 2018

Avoid Growing Pains for your Crop... The "Right Time" for 4R Nutrient Management

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Preteen children sometimes wake up at night complaining of sore legs and an uncomfortable ache that is slow to go away. These growing pains...
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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Gypsum: A valuable soil amendment and plant nutrient

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Gypsum is a common mineral obtained from surface and underground deposits. It can be a valuable source of both calcium (Ca) and sulfur ...
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Monday, October 23, 2017

A Check-Up Using Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms

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Manganese-deficient soybeans When the uptake of any of the essential nutrients is inadequate, the plant metabolism becomes disrupted a...
Friday, October 20, 2017

Need a Micronutrient Review?

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We’ve all been taught that plants require essential nutrients, but are you keeping up as our understanding of plant nutrition continue...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Calcium Nitrate: excellent source of nitrogen and calcium

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Calcium nitrate is a highly soluble source of two plant nutrients. Its high solubility makes it popular for supplying an immediately ava...
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Monday, May 30, 2016

Year of Soils: Soil Degradation Destroys Productivity

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Who cares about dirt? Soil is the fragile skin on the earth that provides more than 95% of our food. Soil also provides an e...
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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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