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How Your Corn Responds to Nitrogen
March 31, 2022
New products are continually brought to the Channel® corn portfolio each year to bring you more choices for your fields. With this annual influx, we know you have a short time to familiarize yourself with each product and its corresponding nitrogen (N) strategies. So let’s look at two studies that evaluate late-season plant health, corn ear flex and the influence of different N application strategies on corn yield potential.
N is a key input in corn production and is essential for a successful and profitable corn crop. Genetics for late-season plant health and ear flexibility may be an important factor in the optimum N rate, timing of application, N uptake and allocation, and impact on corn yield potential. Information about the response of individual corn products to N applications can help farmers improve their N management system.
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Location: Gothenburg, NE
Crop Years: 2020 and 2021
The study compared corn characteristics from two years to evaluate late-season plant health and corn ear flex and the influence of different N application strategies on corn yield potential.
Results showed corn plants with “high” late-season plant health had a consistent positive response to split N applications, whereas “low” late-season plant health did not respond to split N applications in either 2020 or 2021.
For ear flex, results varied between 2020 and 2021 on the impact that N strategy had on “high” or “low” ear flex. Corn with “high” or “low” for ear flex had a positive response to the split N application treatment with a significant difference observed for corn classified as “high” ear flex. Corn rated with “low” ear flex also had a positive response to the split N application, but not to the same extent as corn rated with “high” ear flex.
The differences were more pronounced in 2021 than what was observed in 2020; however, the 2020 results with “high” ear flex corn had a trend for higher yields with a split N application.
Contact your local Channel Seedsman for customized recommendations, product placement and planning inputs for 2022.
References:
Channel 2021 Field Research Book: Corn Characteristic Response to Nitrogen-2021
https://www.channel.com/en-us/agronomy/corn-response-nitrogen-rates.html
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