Experts seek soil-based fertiliser recommendations to improve yields

File photo: A tomato market in Lagos.
File photo: A tomato market in Lagos. Photo: Ayorinde Ogundele / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Agricultural experts have called for a shift from one-size-fits-all fertiliser recommendations to soil-based application, warning that farmers may be wasting money on nutrients their crops…

Agricultural experts have called for a shift from one-size-fits-all fertiliser recommendations to soil-based application, warning that farmers may be wasting money on nutrients their crops do not need.They said differences in soil conditions and crop requirements meant that applying the same fertiliser rates across farming locations could result in poor nutrient…

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