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| use of research/demonstration plots |
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Definition
| to evaluate new products (research) and to promote the adoption of proved practices (demonstration) |
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| objective of Soil Fertility Research/Demonstration Plots lab |
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Definition
| to give you guidelines for establishing and harvesting soil fertility plots on forage grass |
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Term
| how nitrogen is released in natural ecosystems |
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Definition
| through decomposition of crop residues and organic matter present in the soil |
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Term
| why it's necessary to apply organic or inorganic N fertilizers in most Southeastern soils |
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Definition
| because the amounts of N released from crop residues and soil organic matter is not sufficient to obtain high forage yields |
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Term
| the type of N directly available to plants |
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Definition
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| the type of N that needs to be mineralized before it can be used by plants |
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Definition
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| Can all the organic N in organic fertilizers be mineralized within a growing season? |
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| how to calculate an overall effectiveness of poultry litter with respect to ammonium nitrate |
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Definition
| ((slope for poultry litter)/(slope for ammonium nitrate)) x 100 |
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