Nutrient Use Guide

Nutrient Use GuideReplace Nutrients in the Soil In order to prevent soil mining of essential elements, it is recommended fertilizer applications replace nutrients that are removed from the soil. Our detailed list of all macro and micronutrients consumed by a variety crops, aids fertilizer application operations. Download Now!

Crop Nutrition in Sugar Beet Production

Crop Nutrition in Sugar Beet ProductionSugar beets account for approximately 35% of the world’s sugar production (Hergert, 2010). Sugar beet production in North America is located across four diverse regions in the USA and three provinces of Canada. Sugar beets are grown on a wide range of soils with different challenges, both in nutrient supplying capacity and in fertility…

Tiger Products for Lawns

Tiger Products for LawnsLawn grass requires the same essential nutrients as all agricultural crops. Plant nutrient applications promote grass growth, color, density, and health. Fertilizer is the primary factor enhancing turf quality and it provides greater response than any other management practice. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) are the nutrients that receive most consideration. Sulphur (S) is…

Sulphur in Stone Fruits

Sulphur in Stone FruitsStone fruits (also called drupes) are a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp. The most familiar stone fruits are apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, almonds, mangoes, and lychees. China currently leads the world in peach and nectarine production. Cherry production was up in both the Unites States and China in 2017 (Fresh Peaches and Cherries: World Markets and…

Crop Nutrition in Pome Production

Crop Nutrition in Pome ProductionDepending on the source, apples and pears evolved in Central Asia and western China. By about 6500 BC, people carried apple seeds to west Asia and China. Homer’s Odyssey, written in the 8th or 9th century BC, contains what may be the fi rst written account of apples and pears in early literature: “Outside…

Challenges of Pulse Production

Challenges of Pulse ProductionLeguminous crops harvested solely for dried seed are called pulses. Pulses are the edible seeds of plants in the legume family. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recognizes 11 types of pulses. The most recognizable of the pulses are dried beans, peanuts, chickpeas and lentils. In the western United States, coolseason food pulses, including…

Influence of Sulphur on Allium Crops’ Productivity and Quality

Influence of Sulphur on Allium Crops’ Productivity and QualityThe onion is a popular vegetable grown commercially and by the home gardener. Onions are in the allium family of plants, which includes garlic, leeks, shallots and chives. The popularity of these crops is driven from their unique flavor and odor. “These vegetables produce organosulfur compounds which react with the enzyme alliinase to create the compounds which…