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Nutrient Management

N-rich reference zones

map
 

Wheat

CA wheat guidelines

 

Barley

CA barley guidelines

 

Fact Sheet:

Malting Barley Nitrogen Management

Nitrogen Management for California Malting Barley

Related Research

Canopy reflectance informs in-season malting barley nitrogen management: An ex-ante classification approach

Improvements to the Soil Nitrate Quick Test for California Small Grains

Soil nitrate quick test

Nitrate Test Demo
 

 

The Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Tool for California Wheat (Beta)

seeding rate calculator

 

Nutrient Management Blog Posts

Implementing N-Rich Reference Zones to Inform In-Season N Fertilization Practices

N-rich-reference-zones

 

New resources available for conducting and interpreting soil nitrate quick tests

Nitrate Test Demo

 

Hand-held electronic devices help you make better nitrogen fertilizer decisions

Adapting in-season N rates for wheat during a dry year

Figure 3. Wheat N uptake as a percentage of seasonal total expressed as a function of GDD.

Start planning your nitrogen management strategy for fall-planted wheat now (and consider using a N-rich reference strip to manage your N more precisely)

In Season N Reference 

Topdress of nitrogen at tillering stage is something to seriously consider over the coming weeks

 +/- N at late-tillering stage, 2014-15

Is it too late to topdress fall-planted wheat with N fertilizer?

early-heading

 

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