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Posted 20 February 2011. Crop Management. New ‘Pete’s Sheet’ for Oil Seed Crops Available Source: Oklahoma State University Press Release. www.dasnr.okstate.edu Stillwater, Oklahoma (February 18, 2011)--Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is making available a new Pete’s Sheet for oil seed crops.
Named in honor of OSU mascot Pistol Pete, the Pete’s Sheet is a 4.0 x 3.5 card that is die-cut and folds into a 2.0 x 3.5 business-card size document. Each information card contains nutrient recommendations based on in-depth OSU fact sheets and other applicable science-based research. Brian Arnall, OSU Cooperative Extension precision nutrient management specialist, said the cards are designed to help producers in making fertilizer decisions. “Each card has the nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulfur requirement for its appropriate crop,” he said. “The optimum pH range for each crop also can be found on the card.” “The Nutrient Needs of Oil Seeds: Canola and Sunflower” sheets are set up just like the previous cards for wheat and corn. Previous Pete's Sheets include: • Do’s and Don’ts of N-Rich Strips; • Nutrient Needs: Wheat, Barley and Oats; • Using the IPAQ with a Greenseeker Sensor; • Nutrient Needs: Corn, Grain-Forage Sorghums; • Nutrient Needs: Bermudagrass, Old World Bluestem, Weeping Lovegrass and Cool-Season Forages; and • The Dollar Sensor, Version 1. “We’ve been fortunate thus far to be able to send out the cards free-of-charge,” Arnall said. “A maximum of 100 of each of the cards per request will be sent.” Anyone interested in receiving copies of a specific Pete’s Sheet should contact Arnall by e-mail at b.arnall@okstate.edu or by phone at 405-744-1722. “We’re always on the lookout for new Pete’s Sheet topics that producers would like to see covered, so please let us know,” he said. Contact: |
