Nutrient uptake and nutrient removal in crops may sound like the same thing, but they are quite different when it comes to how crops use nutrients as they mature over the growing season.
At Manitoba 4R Day last month, Marla Riekman with Manitoba Agriculture spoke about how, and when, major crops – and in some cases, varieties – take up their nitrogen, enhanced efficiency fertilizers and why growers can’t effectively use the 4Rs – right source, right rate, right time, right place – in isolation if they want to see ideal results.
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