1. The Effects of Calcium Source and Placement on Soil Factors and Wheat Performace Factors

Wheat production is a critical component of U.S. Pacific Northwest agriculture, with approximately 80% of the global soft white wheat grain supply originating from this region. Ammonium-based nitrogen fertilizers are widely used on typically alkaline soils in Eastern Oregon dryland production areas by wheat growers. However the nitrification process that biologically converts ammonium to nitrate increases the soil concentration of H+. This process ultimately creates acidic soil conditions, which... S. Ellickson, A. Moore, R. Zemetra, C. Hagerty