Cultivating Excellence Fact Book 2015–2016
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fertilizer statistics<br />
Nutrient Uptake and Removal by Field Crops – United States<br />
(pounds per acre)<br />
Corn<br />
N P 2<br />
O 5<br />
K 2<br />
O<br />
159 bu/acre Uptake (1) 212 90 212<br />
Removal (2) 119 70 46<br />
Cotton<br />
800 lb/acre Uptake 128 38 112<br />
Removal 53 23 33<br />
Soybeans<br />
43 bu/acre Uptake 275 50 179<br />
Removal 172 34 60<br />
Nutrient Uptake and Removal by Field Crops – Western Canada<br />
(pounds per acre)<br />
Barley<br />
N P 2<br />
O 5<br />
K 2<br />
O S<br />
80 bu/acre Uptake (1) 100 – 122 40 – 49 96 – 117 12 – 14<br />
(3,360 kg/ha) Removal (2) 70 – 85 30 – 37 23 – 28 6 – 8<br />
Canola<br />
35 bu/acre Uptake 100 – 123 46 – 57 73 – 89 17 – 21<br />
(1,960 kg/ha) Removal 61 – 74 33 – 40 16 – 20 10 – 12<br />
Flax<br />
24 bu/acre Uptake 62 – 76 18 – 22 39 – 48 12 – 15<br />
(1,492 kg/ha) Removal 46 – 56 14 – 17 13 – 16 5 – 6<br />
Spring Wheat<br />
40 bu/acre Uptake 76 – 93 29 – 35 65 – 80 8 – 10<br />
(2,690 kg/ha) Removal 54 – 66 21 – 26 16 – 19 4 – 5<br />
(1) Total nutrient taken up by the crop.<br />
(2) Nutrient removed in harvested portion of the crop.<br />
Source: IPNI; Plant Food Uptake and Harvest Removal for Southern Crops, November 2009. Canadian Fertilizer Institute, February 2001.<br />
96 Agrium FACT BOOK <strong>2015–2016</strong>
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