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Proper fertilizer placement through better soil sampling with precision agriculture

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dc.contributor.authorMason, John E.en
dc.contributor.committeechairReiter, Mark S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDeitch, Ursula T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRideout, Steven L.en
dc.contributor.departmentCrop and Soil Environmental Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-21T18:29:40Zen
dc.date.available2020-09-21T18:29:40Zen
dc.date.issued2020-09-09en
dc.description.abstractFertilizer use and proper nutrient management are key components to stay economically competitive in agriculture. Fertilizer that is removed from fields during harvest must be replaced to ensure nutrient availability for crop production. Soil sampling is the best way to determine the amount of nutrients need, but where they are needed depends on the type of sampling. Traditionally samples were collected so that one sample represented 20 acres, sometimes samples are grouped by soil series, A Veris 3100 EC cart (Veris Technologies, Salina, KS; http://www.veristech.com/) was used to map soil texture and sampled on a 100 ft X 100 ft grid to compare the different methods. Results from the study demonstrated significant spatial variability was present between whole field composite sampling, traditional field sampling, zone sampling, and zone 2.5 acre grid sampling.en
dc.description.degreeMALSen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/100048en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/en
dc.subject.cabtPrecision agricultureen
dc.subject.cabtSoil Samplingen
dc.titleProper fertilizer placement through better soil sampling with precision agricultureen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Agricultural and Life Sciencesen

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