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Harnessing residual N for next crop season

Nov 25, 2024
Nov 25, 2024

applying nitrogen fertilizer — “Judicious use” of nitrogen fertilizer — prioritizing low fertilizer rates to stands deficient in nitrogen — will maximize yields while limiting toxicity in fescue.
Photo courtesy University of Missouri Extension

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Javed Iqbal, Guillermo Balboa, Richard Ferguson, Bijesh Maharjan and Nicolás Cafaro La Menza, University of Nebraska Extension cropping and nutrient specialists, for the university’s Crop Watch website Nov. 7.

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