How To Remedy Micronutrient Deficiencies

Fix your micronutrient deficiencies and read tips on plant tissue testing.

The following information is a Web Extra from the pages of Farm Journal. It corresponds with the article “Solve the Mystery of Micronutrients” You can find the article in the Farm Journal October issue.

Read revious micronutrient articles in the Soybean Navigator series from Farm Journal:

Micronutrients Can Have a Macro Impact

Spotlight on Fertility

You can find an article about water solubility of micronutrient fertilizers, by Scott Anderson of Spectrum Analytic: Water Solubility of Micronutrients, Important and Often Overlooked

Spectrum Analytic’s Illustrated Guide to Sampling for Plant Analysis

A fact sheet on tissue testing, published by A & L Great Lakes Laboratories

View Midwest Laboratories’ Sampling Guide for Plant Tissue Analysis

A University of Kentucky fact sheet about plant tissue testing for various crops

A crop scouting manual published by the University of Illinois

A downloadable publication, Crop Nutrient Deficiencies and Toxicities, from the University of Missouri


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