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Soil Electrical Conductivity
for Management
  • BAE 599


  • by
  • T.G. Mueller
  • Dep. of Agronomy
    University of Kentucky
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Soil electrical conductivity map variability in limestone soils overlain by loess.
  • T.G. Mueller,* N.J. Hartsock, T.S. Stombaugh, S.A. Shearer, P.L. Cornelius, and R.I. Barnhisel
  • Agronomy Journal, 2003, IN PRESS
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Soil Electrical Conductivity
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Soil Electrical Conductivity
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EC map variability
  • Measurement error
  • Variation in bulk soil EC
  • Variation associated with mapping procedures
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Measurement Error
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Measurement Error
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Variation in Bulk Soil EC
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Variation in Bulk Soil EC
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Variation in
Bulk Soil EC
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Variation in Bulk Soil EC
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Variation in Bulk Soil EC
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Variation associated with mapping procedures
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Yield-EC relationships
  • To assess the relationship between EC and Yield for Kentucky soils.


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Conclusions
  • Boundary line relationship appear real.
  • Strength varies substantially by year, crop, and location/soils.
  • The quantity (yield potential – yield observed) appears to relates to factors other than soil type and fertility for the Shelby field.
    • Management.
    • Physical Properties
    • Slope
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EC-Soil Survey
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EC
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EC-Nitrogen Response
  • Objective
    • To develop predictions for crop response to Nitrogen, Seeding Rate, P, K, Lime to various inputs across agricultural fields.
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Other Spatial Rate Studies
  • Seeding Rate
  • P
  • K
  • Lime


  • Corn, Beans, Wheat