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Liming and fertilization

Lime need based on base saturation and NPK fertilization based on the chosen blend: fertilizer quantity, nutrients delivered, and the excess of the other nutrients.

Liming

Calculate the lime requirement by the base saturation method (V%), corrected for PRNT and incorporation depth.

Limestone by base saturation

NPK fertilization

Calculate the NPK blend per hectare from the recommended doses, see which nutrient limits the dose and what is left over of each one.

Blend, nutrients delivered, and excesses

Soil analysis: V% and m%

Calculate the sum of bases, the CTC, base saturation (V%) and aluminium saturation (m%) from the soil analysis, and compare with the crop target.

V% and m% from Ca, Mg, K, H+Al and Al

Lowest-cost NPK blend

Enter the N, P₂O₅, and K₂O needs and the available blends with their contents and price. The calculator shows which one meets all the needs at the lowest cost per hectare.

Picks the blend that meets N, P, and K at the lowest cost

NPK source blend

Calculate the blend of urea, MAP and potassium chloride that meets N, P₂O₅ and K₂O at the lowest cost per hectare, with the dose of each source and the nutrient surplus.

Urea, MAP and KCl at the lowest cost for N, P₂O₅ and K₂O

Agricultural gypsum

Check whether agricultural gypsum is indicated by the soil analysis (calcium at depth and aluminum saturation), and calculate the rate and cost.

Gypsum indicated by the soil analysis, and the dose

Organic fertilization

Calculate the N, P₂O₅ and K₂O that an organic material supplies per hectare, with release efficiency, and what is still needed from mineral fertilizer.

Manure nutrients and mineral supplement

Corn topdressing N

Estimate corn topdressing N from the expected yield, subtracting the soil N and the N applied at planting, with N efficiency and urea equivalent.

Topdressing nitrogen and equivalent urea

Nutrient export

Calculate how much nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium leaves the area with the harvest, based on yield and product content.

NPK removed from the area with the harvest

Nutrient conversion

Convert doses of P₂O₅, K₂O, CaO and MgO into the elements P, K, Ca and Mg, and calculate the amount of commercial product needed to deliver the dose.

P₂O₅ for P, K₂O for K and product dose