TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson,Cole
AU  - Guertal,Elizabeth
AU  - Hopkins,Bryan G.
AU  - McGroary,Pauric
AU  - Soldat,Douglas J.
TI  - Considerations with soil testing in turfgrass
T2  - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
SN  - 9781801465090
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
KW  - Agricultural science
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Agronomy & crop production
KW  - Horticulture
KW  - Soil science, sedimentology
KW  - Sustainable agriculture
KW  - fertilizer
KW  - soil test calibration
KW  - soil test extraction
KW  - soil testing
KW  - turfgrass
N1  - Open Access
N2  - Soil testing can be a valuable method to help turfgrass managers make fertilizer decisions and choosing the most appropriate soil test extractant is key. This depends on soil properties and the availability of correlation data for turfgrass species in the desired region. This chapter describes common extracts and demonstrates their efficacy for phosphorous and potassium extraction with three soil samples from the North American Proficiency Testing program (http://www.naptprogram.org/) administered by the Soil Science Society of America. Fertilizer recommendations were made based on regional sufficiency levels from university soil-testing laboratories and the Minimum Levels for Sustainable Nutrition (MLSN) guidelines from the Asian Turfgrass Center and PACE Turf. Sufficiency Levels for Available Nutrients (SLAN) or MLSN guidelines are most appropriate for deciding how to fertilize turf. However, recommendations based on an inappropriate extractant, calibration, saturated paste extraction, or ideal ratios or of major exchangeable cations (i.e., Basic Cation Saturation Ratio) are inappropriate
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/5dee1286-9a60-4c65-84ab-a8322ead37c0/9781801465090_web.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61546
ER  -