Reading & Interpreting Soil Test Reports
Part 1 – 432 | Unit 1.11
Introduction
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
CONCEPTS
- The role of soil analysis in providing current
assessments of soil fertility/quality for crop
growth - The necessity of soil analysis in the formulation
of accurate amendment recommendations for
soil fertility and plant nutrition programs - The importance of soil fertility in yields, crop
health, crop quality, and the resistance and
resilience of crop plants to pests and pathogens - Fertilization trends in modern agriculture
and the correlation with pest and disease
susceptibility - Factors involved in nitrogen budgeting and soil
organic matter management
SKILLS- How to access regional soils information
- How to take a representative soil sample
- How to read and interpret soil analysis report
data - How to develop an estimated nitrogen budget
for your crop(s) - How to relate observed crop problems to
fertility programs