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Albrecht versus conventional soil testing - my experiments
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<blockquote data-quote="155tm" data-source="post: 6983" data-attributes="member: 57"><p><strong>Re: Albrecht versus conventional soil testing - my experimen</strong></p><p></p><p>Feldspar good luck with your experiments.</p><p></p><p>Do you think the establishment will ever accept that the basic N P K and pH soil tests are missing the bigger picture? As you state in your penultimate paragraph Rothamstead have done work into trace element applications, and have deduced they have <span style="color: #BF0000">no significant </span>effect on yield. If they are doing the wrong tests i.e. law of the minimum or working to the wrong model they will have <span style="color: #BF0000">no significant</span> results. </p><p></p><p>Science tells us that all living organisms need a wide range of different elements for all the chemical reactions and pathways that sustain life. The simplistic view of there being enough of each one available in all soils, must be flawed. Albrecht tests reveal differing levels of elements in differing soils and takes into account how elements are locked up or substituted by others, even if Albrecht's target levels are not perfect, the simple fact that his tests are looking at these interactions rather than ignoring them makes sense to me.</p><p></p><p>I also think the biology that is in our soils releases, or makes more available different elements. Whilst the establishment don't seem to be doing the right elemental tests there is little hope in them switching on to the bacteria and fungi that is in our soils?</p><p></p><p>I think you are barking up the right tree Feldspar, the future of agriculture is looking interesting, as the cost of synthesised nitrogen increases, and we have to become more aware of the natural processes of the soil, to enhance them, in order to reduce our reliance on petrochemical inputs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="155tm, post: 6983, member: 57"] [b]Re: Albrecht versus conventional soil testing - my experimen[/b] Feldspar good luck with your experiments. Do you think the establishment will ever accept that the basic N P K and pH soil tests are missing the bigger picture? As you state in your penultimate paragraph Rothamstead have done work into trace element applications, and have deduced they have [color=#BF0000]no significant [/color]effect on yield. If they are doing the wrong tests i.e. law of the minimum or working to the wrong model they will have [color=#BF0000]no significant[/color] results. Science tells us that all living organisms need a wide range of different elements for all the chemical reactions and pathways that sustain life. The simplistic view of there being enough of each one available in all soils, must be flawed. Albrecht tests reveal differing levels of elements in differing soils and takes into account how elements are locked up or substituted by others, even if Albrecht's target levels are not perfect, the simple fact that his tests are looking at these interactions rather than ignoring them makes sense to me. I also think the biology that is in our soils releases, or makes more available different elements. Whilst the establishment don't seem to be doing the right elemental tests there is little hope in them switching on to the bacteria and fungi that is in our soils? I think you are barking up the right tree Feldspar, the future of agriculture is looking interesting, as the cost of synthesised nitrogen increases, and we have to become more aware of the natural processes of the soil, to enhance them, in order to reduce our reliance on petrochemical inputs. [/QUOTE]
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