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Taking Soil Test Samples

Taking Soil Test Samples

AGR-16: Taking Soil Test Samples

Authored by: Lloyd Murdock Greg Schwab Frank Sikora Bill Thom

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Abstract

The most important part of making fertilizer recommendations is collecting a good, representative soil sample. Soil test results and fertilizer recommendations are based solely on the few ounces of soil submitted to the laboratory for analysis. These few ounces can represent several million pounds of soil in the field. If this sample does not reflect actual soil conditions, the results can be misleading and lead to costly over- or under-fertilization. It is necessary to make sure that the soil sample sent to the laboratory accurately represents the area sampled.

Core Details

Publication ID

AGR-16

Status

Revised

Publication Date

Mar. 13, 2023

Series

Multi-Part Series

N/A


Categorical Details

Language

English

Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Contact Information

Tawana Brown
Associate Director, Educational Publications

361 Blazer Dining 343 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lexington, KY 40526-0012

+1 (859) 257-7566

tawana.brown@uky.edu