Assertion: alfalfa | /r/CapableOf | remove 15 pounds of phosphate
Facets:
value: per ton of hay
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Soil pH levels down in the 5’s take away nearly all of your yield potential, and we find many alfalfa fields (or at least areas of fields) testing below 6.0 pH. Also keep in mind that per ton of hay, alfalfa removes approximately 60 pounds of K 2 O potassium, 15 pounds of phosphate, 5 pounds of sulfur, and a small amount of zinc, boron, and other nutrients.