P and K fertilizer nutrients in forage crops

Only about 15% of the alfalfa grown in western Canada is fertilized annually, and generally with low rates of P. Therefore, P and K are often inadequate to produce the most economic yield. This projects investigates P and K applications to improve alfalfa yield and quality.

IPNI-1989-CAN-MB3

24 May 2001

Objectives

    To develop application techniques that would increase the availability of P and K fertilizer nutrients to alfalfa, thus resulting in increased forage yield and improved protein and mineral composition.