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    To minimize nitrogen volatilization losses when applying 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre to a potato field in southern Idaho three weeks after planting, with a soil pH of 8.1: 1) Apply urea deep banded into the soil to reduce exposure to heat and drying winds at the soil surface. 2) Time the application to occur in the evening or at night when temperatures are cooler to reduce volatilization. 3) Defend this answer by explaining that deep banding urea and applying at cooler temperatures will reduce the conversion of urea to ammonia gas and subsequent loss to the atmosphere at the high soil pH.

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    To minimize nitrogen volatilization losses when applying 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre to a potato field in southern Idaho three weeks after planting, with a soil pH of 8.1: 1) Apply urea deep banded into the soil to reduce exposure to heat and drying winds at the soil surface. 2) Time the application to occur in the evening or at night when temperatures are cooler to reduce volatilization. 3) Defend this answer by explaining that deep banding urea and applying at cooler temperatures will reduce the conversion of urea to ammonia gas and subsequent loss to the atmosphere at the high soil pH.

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    To minimize nitrogen volatilization losses when applying 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre to a potato field in southern Idaho three weeks after planting, with a soil pH of 8.1: 1) Apply urea deep banded into the soil to reduce exposure to heat and drying winds at the soil surface. 2) Time the application to occur in the evening or at night when temperatures are cooler to reduce volatilization. 3) Defend this answer by explaining that deep banding urea and applying at cooler temperatures will reduce the conversion of urea to ammonia gas and subsequent loss to the atmosphere at the high soil pH.

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    Birhanu Gebeyehu
    To minimize nitrogen volatilization losses when applying 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre to a potato field in southern Idaho three weeks after planting, with a soil pH of 8.1: 1) Apply urea deep banded into the soil to reduce exposure to heat and drying winds at the soil surface. 2) Time the application to occur in the evening or at night when temperatures are cooler to reduce volatilization. 3) Defend this answer by explaining that deep banding urea and applying at cooler temperatures will reduce the conversion of urea to ammonia gas and subsequent loss to the atmosphere at the high soil pH.

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    How would you minimize

    volatilization losses of N if I
    needed to apply
    100 pounds of N per acre to a
    potato field in southern Idaho
    three
    weeks after planting? You
    choose the N source, method
    and timing of
    application. The soil pH is 8.1.
    Defend your answer.
    Soil fertility and Plant Nutrition Individual Assignment

    How would you minimize


    volatilization losses of N if I
    needed to apply
    100 pounds of N per acre to a
    potato field in southern Idaho
    three
    weeks after planting? You
    choose the N source, method
    and timing of
    application. The soil pH is 8.1.
    Defend your answer.
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    b. Why did ammonium nitrate become the most widely used N fertilizer in the late
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    16. Describe the historical evidences associated with soil fertility and plant nutrition
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