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Vejledninger om gødskning / Guidelines on fertilization
Guides available online on how to fertilize the most common crops most optimal. Includes guides on amounts, types, timing, split applications. The guides are kept up to date throughout the year.
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Wheat
Maize
Potatoes
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium
Publisher | Private company |
Name | Vejledninger om gødskning / Guidelines on fertilization |
Weblink | https://www.landbrugsinfo.dk/basis/7/6/5/vejledninger_om_godskning |
Countries covered | Denmark |
Regions covered | Whole country |
Language | Danish |
Crops covered | Wheat, Maize, Potatoes, Vegetables, Cover crops, Other cereals, Brassicas |
Nutrients covered | Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Sulphur (S), Magnesium (Mg), Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn) |
Target soil pH Recommendations based on soil and cropping types | Provided |
Nitrogen | |
Crops for Nitrogen Recommendation | Maize, Potatoes, Wheat |
Nitrogen Analysis Options | Total N |
Soil Nitrogen Assess Method | Estimated |
Factors for estimated Soil Mineral N | Soil type, Rainfall, Past management, Current crop status |
Soil Nitrogen content measurement | Estimated |
Phosphorus | |
Crops for Phosphorus Recommendation | Maize, Potatoes, Wheat |
Soil Phosphorus content measurement | Lab based method |
Phosphorus Sampling Frequency | 5 years + |
Lab analysis method for Phosphorus | Olsen P method |
Potassium | |
Crops for Potassium Recommendation | Maize, Potatoes, Wheat |
Soil Potassium content measurement | Lab based analysis |
Lab analysis method for Potassium | Ammonium acetate extraction |
Potassium Sampling Frequency | 5 years + |
Potassium Measurement Method | Estimated |
Soil available Potassium(Κ) from potash clays | Both soil tests and soil type |
Guidance for minimizing nitrate leaching | Provided |
Crops for which the recommended N rate is adapted depending upon nitrate leaching risk | None |
Nitrogen | |
Dry Springs | Considered |
Advice on irrigation for N recommendation | Provided |
Spring Crop N content | Accounted for |
Accepted methods for assessment of spring crop N content | Crop sensor |
Phosphorus | |
Spring Crop P content | Accounted for |
Accepted methods for assessment of spring crop P content | Lab analysis |
Nitrogen | |
Current in season crop N requirement | Estimated |
Basis for N Requirement Estimation | Other |
Expected yields | Estimated in season N requirement can be adjusted for expected yields |
Basis of crop N requirements | Crop approach, Rotation approach |
Phosphorus | |
Current in season crop P requirement | Estimated |
Basis for P requirement estimation | Standard values for crop P content |
Expected yields | Estimated P requirement can be adjusted for expected yields |
Basis of crop P requirements | Crop approach, Rotation approach |
Potassium | |
Current in season crop K requirement | Not Estimated |
Basis for K requirement estimation | |
Expected yields | |
Basis of crop K requirements | Crop approach, Rotation approach |
Crops for which yield adjustments are made | Wheat, Maize, Potatoes |
Adjustments for Potato Recommendations | |
Recommendations on length of growing season, variety, haulm length and/or determinacy groups | Available |
Available adjustments for potatoes | Effect of irrigation; Placement of N in bed systems |
Adjustments for nitrate leaching, gaseous N-losses and Ammonia Mitigation | |
N adjustments to account for gaseous N-losses are included for | Manures |
Fertiliser types and additives change recommendation | |
Ammonia mitigation strategies used for manufactured fertilisers | |
Manure application methods used for reducing ammonia emissions | Precision application equipment (e.g. bandspreading); Acidification of slurry or digestate; Incorporation into soil |
Organic materials nutrient content | |
Crop available N for different types of organic material | Calculated |
Organic materials for which crop available N is calculated | Farmyard manure (cattle, goat, pig, sheep, horse, duck), Cattle slurry, Pig slurry, Poultry manure, Digestate, Compost, Biosolids, Waste derived materials e.g. paper crumble, food waste |
Crop available nutrients from organic materials accounted for | Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K) |
Nutrients for which there is an option to input own organic material nutrient analysis | Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K) |
Types of organic materials for which regulation stipulates a sampling requirement | None |
Guidance on fertilizer application timings | Provided, Adjusted for the total amount of nutrient applied |
Guidance on the rate of fertiliser to apply at each timing | Provided |
Number of fertilizer N applications in wheat | 2 |
Application number between maize and potatoes | Different |
Number of fertiliser N applications in maize (or potatoes) | Maize: one application; Potatoes: 1-3 applications |
P & K application frequency in winter wheat | Once a year |
P & K application frequency between maize and potatoes | Does not differ |
P & K application frequency in maize (or potatoes) | |
Crops with guidance available for the placement of fertilisers | Wheat, Maize, Potatoes |