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Alfalfa Response to Potassium Rate and Timing of Application

    Alfalfa production is a key component of livestock production in Tennessee. Alfalfa has the ability to take up luxury amounts of potassium, which can lead to high plant tissue K concentrations and lower concentrations of other nutrients. The objectives of this research were to determine 1) whether Tennessee K recommendations for alfalfa were sufficient and accurate, and 2) if splitting K applications impacted alfalfa yield.

    Little Washita River Experimental Watershed, Oklahoma (Flow)

    NAL Geospatial Catalog
      Over the past five decades, the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) have collected stream flow, reservoir, and groundwater data in the Fort Cobb Reservoir Experimental Watershed (FCREW) and Southern Great Plains Research Watershed (SGPRW), which includes the Little Washita River Experimental Watershed (LWREW) in central Oklahoma.

      Soil Texture Calculator

        The Soil Texture Calculator web tool allows the user to input sand and clay percentages to obtain the soil texture. An Excel version is also available for download.