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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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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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Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0114
Identification Information blue-green leaves hairs on leaf sheath, unlike wheat small- to medium-sized auricles ... window: July 2–Nov. 1 upright growth habit: 3–6 feet preferred soil pH: 5.0–7.0 Table 1. Rating the traits ... dependable than drilling or broadcasting with incorporation. Use a low seeding rate for areas with sandy soil ...
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Garden Tip and Tricks So In-Soil and Raised Beds Get A Good Start
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/garden-tip-and-tricks-so-soil-and-raised-beds-get-good-start
plants grow the best between 4.5 to 8.0. Soil pH is important because how acidic or alkaline the soil is ... plastic on the ground and plant your plants through it just as long as they are planted into the soil. If ... you don't have healthy soil, try raised beds Raised beds are another alternative if you do not an ...
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Annual Ryegrass as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0112
habit: 12 – 24 inches preferred soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0 Table 1. Rating the traits of annual ryegrass. Shade ... tolerance Very good Flood tolerance Very good Winter survival winter hardiness varies between varieties snow ... efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/#/state/OH/documents/section=4&folder=-6. Performance dry matter = 1,000 – 4,000 lb. per acre, per year Biomass quantity is highly dependent ...
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Barley as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0113
date in Ohio is Sept. 28. upright growth habit: 1.5–3.0 feet preferred soil pH: 6.0–7.0 Table 1. Rating ... survival. Expected Planting Information drilled at ¾–1½ inches 50–75 lb./acre (pure live seed) ... efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/#/state/OH/documents/section=4&folder=-6. Performance dry matter = 2,000–5,000 lb. per acre, per year Biomass quantity is highly dependent ...
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Japanese Millet as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0115
habit: 2–4 feet preferred soil pH: 5.5–7.5 Table 1. Rating the traits of Japanese millet. Heat tolerance ... efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/#/state/OH/documents/section=4&folder=-6. Performance dry matter = 1,500–3,500 lb. per acre, per year Biomass quantity is highly dependent ... cutting increases root penetration. Japanese millet tolerates wet soils, flooding, and ponding. Japanese ...
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Plan Now For Frost Seeding Renovation
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/plan-now-frost-seeding-renovation-0
fertility are important. A soil pH of 6.5 is desirable for legume plants. Critical or base level soil test ... hay field. It involves broadcasting seed on to the soil surface and letting natural freeze/thaw cycles ... work to increase seed to soil contact. Fields roughed up by livestock grazing and/or are overgrazed ...
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National Nutrition Month Turns 50. How Would You Fare On MyPlate Test?
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/national-nutrition-month-turns-50-how-would-you-fare-myplate-test
Month, celebrated in March, stresses the importance of a balanced diet and exercise. In its 50th year, ...
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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 ...