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2. The Best Soil Test Kits Will Help You Grow Your Perfect Garden

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3. Calcium deficiency (plant disorder) - Wikipedia

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   Soil pH should be tested, and corrected if needed, because calcium deficiency is often associated with low pH. [14] [15] [citation needed] [16] Early fruit will generally have the worst symptoms, with them typically lessening as the season progresses. Preventative measures, such as irrigating prior to especially high temperatures and stable ...

4. Base-cation saturation ratio - Wikipedia

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   Base-cation saturation ratio (BCSR) is a method of interpreting soil test results that is widely used in sustainable agriculture, supported by the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) [1] and claimed to be successfully in use on over a million acres (4,000 km 2) of farmland worldwide.

5. Plant nutrients in soil - Wikipedia

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   Nutrients in the soil are taken up by the plant through its roots, and in particular its root hairs.To be taken up by a plant, a nutrient element must be located near the root surface; however, the supply of nutrients in contact with the root is rapidly depleted within a distance of ca. 2 mm. [14] There are three basic mechanisms whereby nutrient ions dissolved in the soil solution are brought ...

6. Soil pH - Wikipedia

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   Then, using the initial soil pH and the aluminium content, the amount of lime needed to raise the pH to a desired level can be calculated. [68] Amendments other than agricultural lime that can be used to increase the pH of soil include wood ash, industrial calcium oxide , magnesium oxide, basic slag (calcium silicate), and oyster shells.

7. Phosphorus deficiency - Wikipedia

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   The most prominent method of checking phosphorus levels is by soil testing. The major soil testing methods are Bray 1-P, Mehlich 3, and Olsen methods. Each of these methods are viable but each method has tendencies to be more accurate in known geographical areas. [4] These tests use chemical solutions to extract phosphorus from the soil.