Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Glossary of Soil and Fertilizer Terms

Shawna Loper, Amy L. Shober, and Alexander J. Reisinger

Release Date: 5/13/2018

Reviewed At: 9/6/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-mg457-2009

Agriculture

Abstract

This article is part of a series entitled Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners. The rest of the series can be found at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_series_soils_and_fertilizers_for_master_gardeners.

About this Publication

This document is SL 277, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2008. Revised January 2009 and May 2018. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

About the Authors

Shawna Loper, former graduate assistant (MS '09), Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences; Amy L. Shober, former associate professor, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center; and Alexander J. Reisinger, assistant professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Loper, S., & Shober, A. L. (2009). Soils & Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Glossary of Soil and Fertilizer Terms. EDIS, 2009(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-mg457-2009

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Amy Shober

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University of Delaware

professor and Extension specialist, nutrient management, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, former associate professor, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

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Alexander Reisinger

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University of Florida

associate professor of urban soil and water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, and state Extension specialist, Center for Land Use Efficiency, Program for Resource Efficient Communities