EC06-155 Nutrient Management for Agronomic Crops in Nebraska

Nebraska is blessed with fertile soil and vast supplies of groundwater which combine to create an environment well-suited to the production of corn, wheat, grain sorghum, alfalfa, edible beans, and other agronomic crops used for human or animal consumption. This manual is a guide to nutrient use from all sources for the production of Nebraska\u27s major agronomic crops: corn, winter wheat, grain sorghum, oats, alfalfa, dry edible beans, soybean, sugar beets, popcorn, sunflower, millet, potatoes, and cool and warm season grasses for hay and pasture. Part I of the manual contains information focusing on basic principles of soil fertility for the primary, secondary, and micro nutrients, as well as chemical and physical properties of soil and soil management. Part II contains chapters devoted to each crop, with information on current fertilizer recommendations for each