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Soil Properties Associated With Land Management Practices In Western Kentucky, Ava Isaacs, Gracey Moffitt
Soil Properties Associated With Land Management Practices In Western Kentucky, Ava Isaacs, Gracey Moffitt
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Soil Properties Associated with Land Management Practices in Western Kentucky
- A. Isaacs, G. Moffitt, W. Sides, and Corey Hale
Mentor: Dr. I.P. Handayani
Hutson School of Agriculture, Murray State University, Kentucky, USA
Abstract
One of the most important factors regarding soil and plant health is nutrient availability and fertility. Of these two factors that were mentioned available potassium is a key component. With that being said we decided that it would be beneficial to see how potassium can be traced within the soil in various locations after fertilizer is applied. There were two parts to this experiment. Part one was …
Characteristics Of Soils Under Common Management Practices On Farms In Western Kentucky, River Dowell
Characteristics Of Soils Under Common Management Practices On Farms In Western Kentucky, River Dowell
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Characteristics of Soils under Common Management Practices
on Farms in Western Kentucky
River O. Dowell and Iin P. Handayani, Murray State University, Kentucky
ABSTRACT
Properly understanding the importance of soil properties and how they continuously change is a key to achieving sustainability in agriculture. This study was conducted to observe the changes of soil properties regarding common tillage systems in Kentucky. Undisturbed and disturbed soil samples were collected from Butler County, KY at depths of 0-7.5 cm and 7.5-15 cm from four sites representing the different management practices of conventional tillage, no-till, pasture, and woodlands. The samples were analyzed for …