Keycheck5 Nutrient Management

Nitrogen Gives green appearance to plant parts Promotes rapid growth or increased height and tiller number Increases size of leaves and grains, number of spikelets, and protein content in the grains Phosphorus Stimulates root development Promotes earlier flowering and ripening, particularly under cool climate Encourages more active tillering Promotes good grain development and gives higher […]

What is Minus One Element Technique (MOET) test? MOET is a reliable technique that determines soil nutrient deficiencies in actual field conditions. MOET is based on the law of minimum, which states that the level of plant production cannot be no greater than that allowed by the most limiting of the essential plant growth factors. […]

Nitrogen (N) Promotes rapid growth (plant height and tiller number) and increased leaf size, spikelet number per panicle, percentage filled spikelets in each panicle, and grain protein content N deficiency occurs at critical growth stages: tillering and panicle initiation Deficiency symptoms plants are stunted and yellowish reduced tiller number small, narrow; erect leaves turn yellowish-red […]

LCC is a cheap, fast, and handy field instrument to measure green color intensity of leaf, which is related to the plants nitrogen content. Yellowish green (No. 2 in the LCC) represents the lowest nitrogen concentration and dark green (No. 5) as the highest. Remember: Take the first LCC reading at 14 days after transplanting […]