By Tom Samples and John C. Sorochan, Plant Sciences Department, The University of Tennessee
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o evaluate the nutrient status of turf, turfgrass managers often rely on planttissue analysis, soil tests and visual characteristics such as leaf color and rate
of growth. Plant-tissue analyses and soil tests are very important tools when developing or adjusting a turf fertilization program. Knowing the deficiency symptoms of the nutrients most often lacking in turf is also very helpful.
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TENNESSEE TURFGRASS
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2004
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