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User: Joe Simmons
Created on: 2017-05-17
Observation Date 2017-05-16
Comment:
Planted corn in the Main Site LTER T1 replications (5, 1, 4, 3, 2, and 6). Rep 5 was planted on May 15, 2017. Planted about 4-6 passed in T1R1 before a fertilizer tube was cut so we had to fix the fertilizer hose. Planted the remaining area in T1R1 on May 16, 2017. The remaining reps (4, 3, 2, and 6 were all planted on May 16, 2017.
Equipment used: Planted with JD 7330 tractor and JD 1730 planter.
Planted Dekalb DKC52-84 RIB seed corn at 32,000 seeds/acre.
Planting depth: 1.5 inches.
Dekalb DKC52-84 RIB has a relative maturity of 102 days (2550 growing degree units to black layer). DKC52-84A RIB is Roundup Ready Genuity Smartstax RIB (refuge in a bag) corn blend.
Applied 19-17-0 liquid fertilizer at 14.0 gallons/acre.
14 gals/A of 19-17-0 supplies 29.22 lbs N/A and 26.14 lbs P205/A.
The fertilizer was placed two inches to the side and two inches below the seed at planting.
Areas:
T1
Observation Type:
Planting
Fertilizer Application
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