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Developing Phosphorus and Potassium Recommendations for Field Crops
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-0515
determined using field studies to correlate soil test levels to crop yield response. Ohio data was used to ... This framework strives to build soil test levels up to and beyond a critical level, and then maintain ... these levels over time. The critical level is a key component to this framework. Soil test levels above ...
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Understanding How Soil Test Phosphorus Impacts Water Quality
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0111
Soil test P is one indicator of environmental P loss potential from a field. STP values above 100 ppm ... Tests as Risk Indicators for Leaching of Dissolved Phosphorus from Agricultural Soils in Ontario. Soil ... called eutrophication, results in depleted dissolved oxygen in water bodies. A soil test for P (STP) ...
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Bumble Bee Pollination in Tomato Greenhouses
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0092
Tomatoes growing directly in the soil under high-tunnel protection with the side panels rolled up to allow ... tomato growers are choosing the option of cultivating plants in either a greenhouse or high-tunnel (hoop ... (Heuvelink, 2018). Both high-tunnel and greenhouse tomato growers use bumble bees for their pollination ...
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Nutrient Management of Forage Crops Intended for Hay
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0109
is to maintain soil test P and K between the “critical level” (minimum) and “maintenance limit” ... level before planting. The estimated amount of P 2 O 5 required to raise a soil test 1 PPM is 20 pounds ... For example, if a soil test is 100 PPM and the goal is to increase the soil test to a critical level ...
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Native Shrubs: Creating Living Landscapes for Birds, Butterflies, Bees, and Other Beneficials
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5813
moist, acidic, well-drained soil that is high in organic matter. Spring flowers attract bees, ... with acidic, well-drained soils high in organic. For specific highbush blueberry growing requirements ... generally suitable to grow throughout Ohio, keep in mind that soil and moisture conditions vary across the ...
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Master Gardener Plant Sale
https://miami.osu.edu/news/master-gardener-plant-sale
The trees are blooming. The soil is warming. The grass is being cut. Spring is surely in the air! ...
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Assessing Farm Financial Health Using Your Balance Sheet
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0135
risk a farm can bear measuring farm financial health (growth, liquidity, solvency, and ratios) gauging ...
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Native Trees: Creating Living Landscapes for Birds, Butterflies, Bees, and Other Beneficials
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5815
are native to the region and generally suitable to grow throughout Ohio, keep in mind that soil and ... moist soil conditions to thrive in a sunny, dry space is a recipe for failure, even though the plant ... soils. Birch fruits are cone-like catkins composed of tiny seeds. River birch fruits mature in late ...
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FST Special Edition Newsletter – 2023 Spring Graduation
https://fst.osu.edu/fst-special-edition-newsletter-%E2%80%93-2023-spring-graduation
– I really enjoyed the scenery around campus, getting to enjoy the gardens in between classes and even ... experiences: operating the massive high-field NMR instruments at Riffe, attending conferences with FST friends, ... classes at RPAC. The garden in front of the Parker building was my favorite place to take a walk between ...
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Drones for Spraying Pesticides—Opportunities and Challenges
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-540
likely to cause a significant level of soil compaction resulting in reduced crop yield. Spot spraying, ... spraying and the high level of public demand for relaxation of current rules and regulations. Universities, ... a number of important data points: soil characteristics (type, moisture content, and nutrient content) ...