Estimate crop nutrient requirements for optimal yield
Optimising NPK and micronutrient supply across crop growth stages for maximum yield, efficiency, and sustainability
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Detail description
Nutrient estimation for N, P, K, and micronutrients across crop growth stages ensures optimal yield, quality, and cost efficiency. Soil testing and plant tissue analysis identify deficiencies and guide precise fertiliser application. Integrating crop type, yield goals, and growth stage with nutrient uptake models and field data enables accurate rate, timing, and method decisions. This approach enhances nutrient use efficiency, reduces environmental impact from leaching and runoff, and supports sustainable farming. Soil maps and satellite imagery further enable site-specific fertilisation, improving profitability and long-term soil health.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
NUTRICHECK-NET
The NUTRI-CHECK NETwork to maximise site-specific precision in managing the nutrition of European arable crops.
- Location
- Europe
- Authors
- TEAGASC, ARVALIS, LAAS, SEGES, DELPHY
- Purpose
- Implement best practices, Other
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Oct 31, 2025
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- NUTRICHECK-NET
- License
- CC BY-SA
- Keywords