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A Study of Techniques for Predicting the Potassium and Boron Requirements of Alfalfa: I. The Influence of Muriate of Potash and Borax on Yield, Deficiency Symptoms, and Potassium Content of Plant and Soil
Author(s) -
Chandler Robert F.,
Peech Michael,
Bradfield Richard
Publication year - 1946
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1946.03615995001000c00023x
Subject(s) - potash , borax , potassium , yield (engineering) , boron , soil water , horticulture , chemistry , library science , environmental science , computer science , materials science , soil science , metallurgy , organic chemistry , raw material , biology
DURING the past five years potassium and boron deficiency symptoms have been observed with apparent increasing frequency on alfalfa stands in New York. In 1942 and 1943 series of field experiments were established in order to determine to what extent alfalfa hay yields could be increased by potassium and borax additions, and to determine on what basis future predictions could be made as to whether or -not a given field of alfalfa would respond to these elements. The object of this paper is to present the results obtained from these experiments.