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User: Peter Hudy
Created on: 2011-08-09
Observation Date 2011-08-09
Comment:
Over-seeded the Biodiversity Study treatments B4 and B15, all replications, with red clover into field corn. The treatments which were seeded were corn plots which were suppose to have leguminous cover crops as part of their rotation: B4 (plots 104, 220, 307, and 404) and B15 (plots 112, 213, 301 and 415). Clover was seeded using an EarthWay Ev-N-Spred bag seeder (model 2700A) at setting 2.5-3.0. At this setting, the seeder is designed to spread the seed over 18 feet; however, due to the tall corn, passes were made to cover only 10' (three passes in each 30' wide plot); medium red clover seed was broadcast at approximately 30 lbs/A into standing corn: this was 2 1/2 times the recommended amount however the height of the corn limited the effective spread of the seeds--at seeding time, the corn was approximately 6 feet tall (from 4 to 7 depending on the plot establishment). Additionally, mechanical difficulties with the seeder contributed to the high seeding rate.
Areas:
B15 B4
Observation Type:
Planting
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