Nutrient Management Research Database

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Nutrient Management Goals and Management Practices for Cool-Season Vegetables

http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8097.pdf

Crop: Artichoke, Asparagus, Beet, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Lettuce, Onion, Potato, Spinach

Soil Type:

State: California

Year: 2003

Stuart Pettygrove, Tim Hartz, Richard Smith, Tom Lockhart, Blaine Hanson, Louise Jackson, Steve Grattan

This fact sheet contains a list of 10 suggested management goals for sustainable cool-season vegetable production. These goals are:

Evaluate current irrigation and fertilization practices and plan improvements in management.
Avoid fertilizer material spills during all phases of transport, storage, and application.
Base the amount and timing of N fertilizer applications on crop needs and production goals.
Place N fertilizer materials where maximum plant uptake will occur.
Minimize leaching losses of nitrate during non-crop periods.
Operate irrigation systems to minimize deep percolation and N losses.
Improve the uniformity of existing furrow irrigation.
Improve the uniformity of existing sprinkler irrigation.
Improve the uniformity of existing drip irrigation.
Evaluate and maintain nutrient management goals and recommended practices.