Further regional research is necessary to match soil test results with the nutrient requirements of new crop varieties. To increase food production, to increase resource use efficiency, and to minimize environmental impacts the nutrient requirements of emerging crop varieties need to be matched with fertilization practices. These types of studies can be expensive but continual research is necessary to synergise the needs of ever evolving varieties and their fertilization practices in order to achieve the stated objectives of CoCoFe.
Dr. Stephen Crittenden