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Open questionCorn · High-pH soil · Utah

Why does tissue zinc remain low when the soil test reports adequate zinc?

Includes soil pH, extractant method, tissue stage, irrigation water bicarbonate, and two years of treatment history.

4 responses2 referencesMissing: exact sampling date

Community reviewedMarket garden · Colorado

What is the simplest credible way to compare infiltration before and after reduced tillage?

Discussion links a ring-infiltration protocol, replication advice, soil-moisture cautions, and an example field record.

9 responses3 methods1 related project

Needs identificationCompost microscopy · Oregon

How confident can I be that these structures are fungal hyphae?

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6 responsesExpert review requested

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Zinc availability in alkaline soil

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Site context

Region: Central Utah
Crop: Corn silage
Soil: Calcareous silt loam
pH: 8.1

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Soil laboratory report with method
V6 tissue analysis
Irrigation-water alkalinity
Foliar treatment rate and date
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What remains uncertain

Sampling locations were not repeated
No untreated tissue comparison
Crop stage differs between years
Potential phosphorus interaction

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