A Complete Guide to NPK in Agriculture: Starting with the Basics and Digging Deeper
McHenry, ND|May 19, 2022
What would be good reading material for someone trying to understand the basics of NPK while going further than just what nitrogen phosphates and potassium is.
Answers (5):
May 21, 2022
Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants by P Marshner. Be sure to learn how secondary & micros work work with NPK to integrate the von Liebig principal that all nutrients are equally important
May 21, 2022
The CCA or Certified Crop Adviser(red book) study guide does a pretty good job and includes some quiz material. There is a book on Amazon called Soil Science Simplified. There is a multitude of websites also.
May 20, 2022
Look for books by Les Henry
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These are fundamental reading to understand soils.
May 20, 2022
I think Soil Fertility and Fertilizers (Tisdale, Beaton, Nelson and Havlin) is good and Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants (Marschner)
May 19, 2022
Montana State nutrient management modules are well done! https://land resources.montana.edu