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Soil Fertility Research Report 1997 Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Oklahoma State University Editors H. Sembiring, J.M. LaRuffa, S.B. Phillips, E.V. Lukina, W.E. Thomason, J. Chen, H.L. Lees, D.A. Keahey, J.L. Dennis, D.A. Cossey, M.W. Goedeken, S.L. Norton, B.M. Howell, M.J. DeLeon, S.L.Taylor, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone, R.W. Whitney N.T. Basta, J.A. Hattey, H. Zhang, R.L. Westerman, G.V. Johnson and W.R. Raun Department of Plant and Soil ScienceS Foreword On November 1, 1989, the state adopted a program whereby an assessment of thirty cents ($0.30) per ton of fertilizer sold in the state would be directed for the sole purpose of conducting soil fertility research involving efficient fertilizer use on agronomic crops and forages and groundwater protection from plant food nutrients. A Research Advisory Committee was formed to oversee and guide research programs as mandated by the legislation. The committee is composed of representatives from the Oklahoma Fertilizer and Chemical Association, fertilizer dealer representatives from the northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest quadrants of the state, representative from a fertilizer manufacturer, representatives from the Farm Bureau and Farmers Union and the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture with Ex-Officio members consisting of the Head of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, the Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and the President of the Oklahoma Fertilizer and Chemical Association. Each year, the Research Advisory Committee meets to review preproposals for research. Without the support provided by The Fertilizer Advisory Board (Senate Bill 314), the extent of work reported here would not have been possible. Over the years many agricultural industries, agencies and commodity