Wheat School: Understanding nutrient uptake for higher yielding winter wheat

[@Jason-dv8zf]

This is great data.

[@jeremyensley3693]

I have a question about Fertilizer uptake. My topsoil average is around 5.4 ph. AT 10 to 36 in deep its 6.8 ph. I have been told that i need to apply around 25%more nitrogen because of the low ph. My thinking is that the nitrogen and sulfer will leach down to the second foot during the growing season and the wheat shouldn't have any issues with uptake. What are your thoughts.

[@nathanmorton4080]

1 ton of lime per acre, work it in. If ph is off everything's off. 1 ton of calcitic lime shoukd raise 1 point ph.

[@RealAgricultureMedia]

Great question - I'll ask Peter to follow up, but low pH really does mess with nutrient access and that's pretty darn low. - LS

[@jeremyensley3693]

@@nathanmorton4080 so how much would 8000000 lb of lime cost me?

[@nathanmorton4080]

@@jeremyensley3693 just 2000lbs. It would probably cost 30-40 an acre to have it hauled and spread. Lime is only a few dollars a ton. 2000 lbs to the acre

[@kaveazadmard5237]

Great job.thank you,from iran.👌

[@nintendoborn]

How much can you safely place with the seed Spring wheat I mean

[@davidkottman3440]

And growing less pays even less... It's more satisfying to do a good job than a poor one! Yield & profit, or loss, are variable.

[@robertreznik9330]

With wheat being cheap growing more pays very little.

[@kaveazadmard5237]

I think numbers about potassium was wrong.if you put 150 kg or higher potas your seed was burned.