This orchard manual helps make sense of leaf tests and soil tests and adopts a whole-system approach to soil and crop management.
In fruit trees, the condition of the soil and the condition of the trees in an orchard together determine the uptake rate of nutrients, which could be very different from what is available in the soil. Therefore leaf tests are the most convenient and the most accurate guide in determining the nutritional status of fruit trees.
PART 1: Tree Health – Assessing the nutritional status of fruit trees
by way of leaf tests and more
The LINK – How roots, root growth and root health link tree health to soil health
PART 2: Soil health – Assessing the nutritional status of the soil by way of soil tests and much more
Over 220 pages of information, photos and illustrations