Forget about fertilizing with carbon, with Dr. Bryan Hopkins

The 2018 article by Bryan and Tyler Hopkins, "Carbon: the next frontier in fertilization?" concludes that we "should not be fertilizing with carbon." Bryan joined me to discuss this article.

The blog post about their article remains one of the top viewed on the ATC website, six years after publication: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/is-carbon-the-next-frontier-in-fertilization/

Original article from Crops & Soils: https://doi.org/10.2134/cs2018.51.0307

My calculation of how much carbon is in the soil: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/how-much-carbon-and-humus-are-in-the-soil/

Dr. Carrow's calculations of humic material in the soil: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/asking-the-right-questions/

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Micah Woods
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Micah Woods
I'm chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center and director of the @paceturf information service. Some current projects include #OM246, #ClipVol, and #MLSN.
Forget about fertilizing with carbon, with Dr. Bryan Hopkins
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