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SL-243: Advancements with Controlled-Release Fertilizers for Florida Citrus Production: 1996 -2006

Figure 7. 4-year pound solids/tree as a function of annual nitrogen fertilizer rate. Regression analysis shows practical range of response to annual nitrogen fertilizer rate. Note that ammonium nitrate (AN) has the lowest critical nitrogen rate (120 pounds nitrogen per acre).