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Publication #SL 135

Producer Soil Test Information Sheet1

Rao S. Mylavarapu2

With Adobe Acrobat Reader you can print a copy of the Producer Soil Test Information Sheet (SL 135) by clicking on the PDF icon in the top right corner of this page. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, download a free copy by clicking here. The sheet gives details about collecting samples, crop codes, and testing fees.

The Producer Soil Test Information Sheet is the form which must accompany soil samples submitted to the UF/IFAS Extension Soil Testing Laboratory by Florida agricultural producers when requesting any of the following tests:

  1. Standard Soil Fertility Test (includes pH, P, K, Ca, Mg and also lime and fertilizer recommendations for selected crops.)

  2. pH and Lime Requirement

  3. Micronutrients (Cu, Mn, and Zn.)

  4. Organic Matter

  5. Electrical Conductivity

* Please note that crop code selections are limited to five per sample.

Florida homeowners and small scale producers should use the Landscape & Vegetable Garden Information Sheet (SL 136).

Footnotes

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This document is SL 135, one of a series of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date July 2000. Reviewed September 2007. Revised February 2009. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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Rao S. Mylavarapu, Assistant Professor, Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, and Director Extension Soil Testing Laboratory; Soil and Water Science Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611-0290.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Interim Dean.