Why Use Foliar Nutrition
In this podcast, Dr. Steve Petrie deep dives into foliar nutrition, discussing why using foliar nutrition as a supplement to a sound, soil-based fertility program.
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Some advantages of using foliar applied nutrition with a base fertility program are
- Correct nutrient deficiencies as determined from soil or tissue tests
- Strengthen damaged crops
- Speeds up growth
- Stimulate root uptake
- Provide nutrient efficiency
Crops benefit in two manners by the foliar application of nutrients
- by the rapid influx into the plant of the foliar-applied nutrients
- by the increased uptake of the base applied nutrients