Soil Consulting and Crop Consulting in Illinois. You may call it soil testing, soil sampling, or soil health management, but it is more than that. These are my daily or weekly travels in soil and crop consulting and my observations in the agricultural world.
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Friday, January 17, 2014
Mineral Nutrition for High Yield No-Till Corn
Fred Below talked about high yield corn and how to get it. He had several pertinent comments about micronutrients. He pointed that most micronutrients are mobile in the plant and go where they are needed. He says boron is needed for silk growth and pollination. Below says that corn needs zinc to fill grain. Sulfur is needed for grain too. He likes micro essentials sz placed 4 to 6 inches deep. It contains nitrogen, phosphate, sulfur and zinc. His research is showing a response even when soil has up to 45 ppm of P. He says that no plants are left behind with his treatment. He admits that he is nature what element causes the response. It could be only one thing in the mix. It was interesting that Below also said that cover crops play a big role in keeping nutrients available.
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