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Estimating Nitrogen Availability in Organic Annual Production: For Nitrogen Budgeting and Other Purposes 

Abstract

Nitrogen management in organic systems is challenging because complex organic forms of nitrogen originating from compost, manures, crop residue, and other organic materials must be converted by microbes into mineral forms of nitrogen to become plant-available. This overview and worksheet will help you estimate a nitrogen budget.

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