Crop Data and Target Values

Loading crop nutrient requirements

•   Click the Load Crop button. The Crop Selection window opens.
  
  
•   Select a combination of Crop, Variety, Growing Method, Yield Goal and Growth Stage / Recommendation.
  
  
•   Click Select
  
  
•   The nutrient Target Values will appear in the Target Values row.
  
  
•   Once you loaded crop data, you can still modify the target values manually, add or edit values. 

Note:  The information available in the software is not always complete and it is the user's responsibility to verify the target values.

• Entering Nutrient Target Values Manually

  •   From the Select Units drop-down menu, select the Target Values units. 
    
    
  •   Each of the macro nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and S) has a drop-down menu. 
    
    
  •   Open the drop-down menu to select the form of each nutrient (e.g. P or P2O5, N-NO3 or NO3).
    
    
  •   In the Target Values row, enter your required target values for each of the nutrients.
    
    
  •   For nitrogen, you can enter either a value for total nitrogen or for each of  the nitrogen forms individually.
    
    
•   Note that leaving a cell blank defers from entering a value of zero. A blank cell will give Smart! the flexibility to calculate any value for that nutrient that could result in a higher accuracy for the other target values. On the other hand, entering a zero in a target value cell forces the calculation to avoid adding that nutrient.