Skip to main content

UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Recommendation Series: Carrot

Robert Hochmuth, Vivek Sharma, Thomas Obreza, and Rao Mylavarapu


Release Date: 9/9/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss736-2024

Agriculture

Abstract

Nutrient management recommendations for carrot are described according to the standard UF/IFAS recommendation format of 1) a calibrated soil test result; 2) target soil pH; 3) the "4Rs" of fertilizer management: rate, timing, placement, and source; and 4) water management factors.

About this Publication

This document is SL523, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2024 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

About the Authors

Robert Hochmuth, regional specialized Extension agent IV, UF/IFAS Extension Northeast District; Vivek Sharma, assistant professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Thomas Obreza, former professor (retired); and Rao Mylavarapu, professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611. Part of the UF/IFAS Nutrient Recommendation Series, edited by Lakesh Sharma, assistant professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences.

How to Cite

Hochmuth, R., Sharma, V., Obreza, T., & Mylavarapu, R. (2024). UF/IFAS Nutrient Management Recommendation Series: Carrot. EDIS, 2024(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss736-2024

Authors

Thomas Obreza
Thomas Obreza

former senior associate dean for Extension, director of IFAS Nutrient Management Program, and associate director of UF/IFAS Office of Dean for Extension and Florida Cooperative Extension Office, and professor emeritus, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Robert Hochmuth
Robert Hochmuth
Specialized Agent
University of Florida

Extension agent IV and assistant center director, vegetables, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center—Suwannee Valley, Live Oak, FL

Vivek Sharma
Vivek Sharma
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, precision water management, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Gainesville, FL

Rao Mylavarapu
Rao Mylavarapu
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Contacts

Paul White
Paul White
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, soil science, and coordinator, agricultural nutrient management research, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Publication #SL523

Commercial