unit 5 lesson 10 fertilizer placement and application methods
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Unit 5Lesson 10
Fertilizer Placement and Application Methods
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Fertilizer
• Fertilizer• Improve quality and quantity of crops
– Crops• Have specific fertilizer needs• Various crops respond differently to:
– Fertilizer applications– To soils in which they grow
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Fertilizer
• Distributed– Bulk or packages– Solid– Liquid– Gaseous forms
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Fertilizer
• Application– Just as important as proper amounts
• Based on fertilizer analyses
– Influenced by• Nutrient deficiencies• Soil types• Climatic conditions• Fertilizer availability• Crop types grown
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Fertilizer
Knowledge of proper application is essential but insufficient.
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Fertilizer Placement• Availability
– Depends on fertilizer application method used– Spraying or Broadcasting phosphate and
mixing it in soil may cause fixation.• Broadcasting – scattering fertilizer material in all
directions
• Fixation – process in a soil by which chemical elements are converted from a soluble (exchangeable) form to an insoluble form
– An improper fertilizer application may result in a complete loss of the applied plant food nutrient.
• If fertilizer is not in reach of plant roots and not dissolved by moisture in soil, it is considered a loss to plants.
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Fertilizer Placement
• Scanned ImageA. Proper fertilizer application
includes placing fertilizer materials to the side of and below seed
B. Or mixing fertilizer materials in the soil
C. Fertilizer must not be placed too close to seed or seedling
• Seedling injury due to “salt burn” from fertilizer may occur, particularly in sandy soils or if large amounts of soluble nitrogen or potassium are applied. Similar problems occur in growing crops if fertilizers are placed to close to roots.
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Fertilizer Application Method
• Banding– Fertilizer is placed
near the seed– Usually used on row
crops– Fertilizer is placed 2”
below and to the side of the seed
• Keeps it from injuring the seedling
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Fertilizer Applicaton Methods
• Sidedressing• Type of banding
– Fertilizer is placed• Near the soil surface• To the side of plant• Usually used when applying
– Nigtrogen– Potassium
» As a second application» After the plant emerges
– Reduces loss by leaching– Used during favorable soil moisture conditions
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Fertilizer Application Methods
• Topdressing– Applying a second application to the soil
surface– Used mainly on
• Small grains• Legumes• Grasses
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Fertilizer Application Methods
• Broadcasting– Differs from banding in that the total cropland area is
covered with fertilizer– Mostly used
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Fertilizer Application Methods
• Fertigating– Applying fertilizer through irrigation water– Works best with
• Nitrogen• Potassium• Most effective when water is uniformly distributed• Most efficient in a sprinkler-type irrigation systems
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Fertilizer Application Methods
• Foliage Spraying– Satisfactory when trace elements are needed
immediately or– Nutrients must be applied to sandy soils– Popular on
• Citrus• Ornamental crops
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Fertilizer Application Methods
• Injecting Gaseous Fertilizers– Nitrogen
• Applied by – Injecting anhydrous
ammonia
– Under pressure
– In six inches soil depth
– Tractor drawn applicators