Soil Testing

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Soil Sampling for Better Fertilization Decisions

December 3, 2019
Recommendations for collecting soil samples to ensure the quality results needed for good management decisions about fertilizer, manure, and lime application rates.

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Figure 1. Wilting symptoms in seedling sugar beet caused by Rhizoctonia root and crown rot. Soil testing and using a disease index developed at the university's Panhandle Research and Extension Center can help identify high risk fields before planting. (Photos by Bob Harveson)

Creating a Soil Disease Index for Nebraska Sugar Beet

December 13, 2017
Soil testing and a disease index developed at the university's Panhandle Research and Extension Center can help growers identify rhizoctonia risk levels of fields before they're planted to sugar beets.

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