Recommended Chemical Soil Test Procedures for the North Central Region
Recommended Chemical Soil Test Procedures for the North Central Region
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1998
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Over the past 30 years, the NCR-13 Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Committee members have worked hard at standardizing the procedures of Soil Testing Laboratories with which they are associated. There have been numerous sample exchanges and experiments to determine the influence of testing method, sample size, soil extractant ratios, shaking time and speed, container size and shape, and other laboratory procedures on test results. As a result of these activities , the committee arrived at the recommended procedures for soil tests. Experiments have shown that minor deviations in procedures may cause significant differences in test results. It is to the advantage of all laboratories that the credibility of soil testing be enhanced. The adoption of these recommended procedures by all laboratories would be a major step toward improving the image of soil testing and, hopefully, the integrity of fertilizer recommendations based on soil tests. Calibration studies conducted by the North Central Agricultural Experiment Stations over the past five decades have been used to calibrate these recommended procedures. NCR-13 wants it clearly understood that the publication of these tests and procedures in no way implies that the ultimate has been reached. Research and innovation on methods of soil testing should continue. The committee strongly encourages increased research efforts to devise better, faster, less expensive and more accurate soil tests. With the high cost of fertilizer , and with the many soil related environmental concerns, it is more important than ever that fertilizer be applied only where needed and in the amount of each element needed for the response goal. The best hope of attaining this goal is better soil tests and better correlations with plant response. NCR-13 stands ready to evaluate promising new soil tests, and with clear justification will move quickly to revise their recommendations. Wisconsin. The 1996-97 official representatives are listed below. The authors and co-authors of the chapters in this edition of Recommended Chemical Soil Test Procedures for the North Central Region are official representatives to the NCR-13 committee with the following exceptions: Authorship This publication was revised in 1980 and 1988 under the leadership of Bill Dahnke who was the North Dakota representative to the NCR-13 committee until his retirement. His introduction to those two revisions is included below without change. The NCR-13 committee on Soil Testing and Plant Analysis asked me to serve as editor for this revision, which I deemed an honor and a …