Ask IFAS: Soil Management

Soil Management

Good management of soils assures that mineral elements do not become deficient or toxic to plants, and that appropriate mineral elements enter the food chain.

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Mulches

Any substance spread or allowed to remain on the soil surface to conserve soil moisture and shield soil particles from the erosive forces of raindrops and runoff. - NALT

Layer of organic material (e.g. crop residues) used to cover the soil in order to conserve moisture, suppress weeds and recycle soil nutrients. - AGROVOC

Nutrient management is the science and practice directed to link soil, crop, weather, and hydrologic factors with cultural, irrigation, and soil and water conservation practices to achieve optimal nutrient use efficiency, crop yields, crop quality, and economic returns, while reducing off-site transport of nutrients (fertilizer) that may impact the environment.

Salinity Control

Soil Solarization

Tillage

Alternate terms: soil cultivation, soil tillage, tilling

Publications

Liming of Agronomic Crops

AA128/SS-AGR-153

Soil Preparation and Liming for Vegetable Gardens

VH024/HS503

UF/IFAS professor to train for national leadership

Brad BuckJune 30th, 2023BY ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Lorenzo Rossi’s role with the American Society for Horticultural Science will begin to increase. Recently selected for the organization’s Leadership Academy, Rossi will commence training to support agricultural production on a global scale. Rossi, an assistant professor at the UF/IFAS Indian River and Research and Education Center (IRREC) […]

It’s In The Dirt

Mark BaileyFebruary 9th, 2018If you want your grass to grow greener, your trees to grow taller, or have a bumper crop of vegetables, then you might want to know as much as you can about soil. Florida soils are often sandy and nutrient-poor which require knowledge, patience, and effort to bring them into good condition. Soil problems can […]

Soil: What’s Alive Beneath Our Feet?

tavandiverJanuary 22nd, 2015You’re digging up a ridiculously stubborn patch of Florida betony when an earthworm crawls across your path. As you break apart the soil in your hands a world of active organisms is being sifted through your fingers. Fertile soil is teeming with beneficial microbes. It is estimated that there can be billions of microbes in […]

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