BETTER CROPS
WITH PLANT FOOD
LXXXIII (83) 1999, No. 2
Information Agriculture Conference Set for August 9-11, 1999
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Can Topsoil Thickness Help Determine Crop Phosphorus and Potassium Nutrient Needs? (Missouri)
N.R. Kitchen, R.E. Spautz, and K.A. Sudduth
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Tomato Yield Variability Related to Soil Texture and Inadequate Phosphorus Supply (California)
G.S. Pettygrove, S.K. Upadhyaya, J.A. Young, E.M. Miyao, and M.C. Pelletier
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Potassium and Phosphorus Nutrition of Alfalfa: Preliminary Look at Impact on Yield Components and Root Physiology (Indiana)
W.K. Berg, J.J. Volenec, B.C. Joern, K.D. Johnson, and S.M. Brouder
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Best Management Practices to Minimize Phosphorus Runoff Losses from Cropland (Kansas)
K.A. Janssen, G.M. Pierzynski, P.L. Barnes, and R.G. Meyers
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Research Notes: Phytotoxicity of Banded Urea Amended with Triple Superphosphate and Potassium Chloride (Quebec)
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Robert E. Wagner Award Recipients Announced
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"J. Fielding Reed PPI Fellowships" Awarded to Four Graduate Students
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Water-Solubility of Zinc Fertilizer: Does It Matter? (Colorado)
D.G. Westfall, M. Amrani, and G.A. Peterson
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Soil Fertility and Fertilizers - Sixth Edition of Book Now Available
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Starter Fertilizers Containing Potassium for Ridge-till Corn and Soybean Production (Kansas)
W.B. Gordon
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In-Season Prediction of Yield Potential in Winter Wheat (Oklahoma)
W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson, M.L. Stone, J.B. Solie, W.E. Thomason, E.V. Lukina
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Research Notes: Nickel - A Micronutrient Essential for Higher Plants (California)
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Potassium Requirements for Maximum Yield and Quality of Processing Tomato (California)
T.K. Hartz
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Why Plants Need Phosphorus (Missouri)
D.G. Blevins
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Educating the Next Generation
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Research Notes: Foliar Feeding of Cotton - Evaluating Potassium Sources, Potassium Solution Buffering, and Boron ( Tennessee)
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Tomorrow
Dr. J. Fielding Reed
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