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Sufficiency Ranges

The following tables are based on data presented in Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Edited by Leo M. Walsh and James D. Beaton, published by Soil Science Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin, 1973.

Sufficiency ranges for soybean leaves, based on data from Ohio State University Plant Analysis Laboratory, 1971.

Element Sufficiency Range
N, %
4.26 - 5.50
P, %
0.26 - 0.50
K, %
1.71 - 2.50
Ca, %
0.36 - 2.00
Mg, %
0.26 - 1.00
Mn, ppm
21 - 100
Fe, ppm
51 - 350
B, ppm
21 - 55
Cu, ppm
10 - 30
Zn, ppm
21 - 50
Mo, ppm
1 - 5

 

Sufficiency ranges reported for corn:

Element Sufficiency Range
N, %
2.6 - 5.0
P, %
0.25 - 0.8
K, %
1.7 - 5.0
Ca, %
0.21 - 1.6
Mg, %
0.21 - 0.8
S, %
0.2 - 0.5
Al, ppm
0 - 200
B, ppm
6 - 20
Cu, ppm
6 - 20
Fe, ppm
21 - 300
Mn, ppm
20 - 200
Mo, ppm
0.6 - 1.0
Zn, ppm
20 - 150


Sufficiency ranges reported for small grains:

Element Sufficiency Range
N, %
1.25 - 3.0
P, %
0.15 - 0.50
K, %
1.25 - 3.0
Ca, %
0.2 - 1.2
Mg, %
0.15 - 0.50
S, %
0.15 - 0.40
Cu, ppm
5 - 25
Mn, ppm
5 - 100
Zn, ppm
15 - 70

 

Sufficiency ranges reported for cotton:

Element Sufficiency Range
N, %
3.0 - 4.5
P, %
0.30 - 0.65
K, %
0.9 - 3.0
Ca, %
1.90 - 3.50
Mg, %
0.30 - 0.90
B, ppm
20 - 60
Cu, ppm
8 - 20
Fe, ppm
30 - 300
Mn, ppm
30 - 350
Zn, ppm
20 - 100

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