Abstract

Row fertilizer is an old practice which has been in and out of favor over the years. The use of row fertilizer and its benefits vary with the conditions. The efficiency of applied fertilizer is greatly increased by putting it beside the row and is very helpful on soils with a low soil test. For soils testing medium or high, a sufficient amount of nutrients exist in the soil so that additional fertilizer applied in the row will not increase yields. Regardless of soil test. row fertilizer will usually increase the vigor and early growth of a crop. Most of the time this does not result in higher yields unless there are conditions that reduce nutrient uptake. These conditions could include something that results in plant stress and reduced root growth, such as cool temperatures, wetness, or compaction. Row fertilizer has proven to be beneficial in the cooler areas of the northern corn belt and the easily compactable soils in the coastal plains of the South.

Publication Date

4-1987

Volume

8

Number

4

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