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User: Justin Mezo

Created on: 2014-05-20

Observation Date 2014-05-19

Comment:
Planted corn in the LTER N-rate experiment (Nitrogen Fertility/Irrigation Experiment), all reps. Planted with JD 7330 tractor and JD 1730 planter. Non Irrigated replications planted Dekalb DKC52-59 seed corn at 30,000 seeds/acre. Irrigated replications planted Dekalb DKC52-59 seed corn at 39,000 seeds/acre. Planting depth: 1.5 to 1.75 inches. Applied 19-17-0 liquid fertilizer at 14 gallons/acre using a John Deere rate controller.The fertilizer was placed two inches to the side and two inches below the seed at planting. Plots: 101, 203, 309, 404, 501, 603, 709, and 804 did not receive any fertilizer application. The 14 gal/A of fertilizer provided 29 lbs N/A and 26 lbs P2O5/A. Row Spacing: 30 inches.

Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated Resource_Gradient_Non-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Planting Fertilizer Application

Activities:

Worker: Justin Mezo

Equipment: John Deere 1730 Maxemerge Plus Planter • Material: Fertilizer 19-17-0 liquid fertilizer @ 14.0 gallon per acre • Material: Dekalb DKC52-59 Corn Hybrid @ 30000.0 seeds per acre

Equipment: John Deere 7330 Tractor

Attachments:

T1_T2_T3_CE_Study_N-Rate_Study_DKC_52-59_Dekalb_102_day_seed_corn.pdf