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Recommended application rates for each material in ca_organic_amendment_properties, broken out by crop structure (row crops vs orchards). The two rate sets are identical for most materials in the source, but a handful of N rich materials (Blood meal, poultry manure) differ between row and tree applications.

Usage

ca_organic_amendment_app_rate

Format

A tibble with 64 rows (32 materials x 2 crop structures) and the columns:

material

Material name. Joins to ca_organic_amendment_properties.

crop_structure

"rows" for annual row crops, "trees" for perennial orchards.

app_rate_min, app_rate_max

Amendment application rate range (lbs of amendment / acre).

total_n_min_lbs_acre, total_n_max_lbs_acre

Total N delivered at those rates (lbs N / acre).

source

Short citation.

total_n_min_g_m2, total_n_max_g_m2

Same N range in SI units (g N / m\(^2\)).

Source

Eghball, B. Composting Manure and Other Organic Residues. University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension, Publication G2222.

Rynk, R. (ed.) Compost Production and Use in Sustainable Farming Systems. NC State Extension.