Notill corn population study - Continuation Study (Year 3)

             
            KEESLING  
             
Project Title              
               
  CORN POPULATION STUDY IN NO-TILL   3rd YEAR OF STUDY
             
Investigator 1       Investigator 2      
               
  DOUG KEESLING     FRED MILLER, AGRONOMIST
  1030 AVE N       514 EAST AVE SOUTH  
  CHASE, KS 67524     LYONS, KS 67554  
Phone       Phone      
               
  (620) 938-2495     (620) 257-5562  
Email       Email      
               
  dougkeesling@hotmail.com   flmiller@excite.com  
             
Statement of Problem            
               
With a varable amount of moisture and heat, how do we know what the best population to plant
               
dryland corn in our area?  The varaible weather means that need to take several years worth of data.
               
             
Project Objectives            
               
Continue last 2 years study of a corn population study to learn what is the best population we should be
planting. Also is their anything to Skip row corn? Add this to the curent study to compare results.
               
               
             
Methodology              
               
We will plant Dryland corn from 15,000 - 22,500 seeds/A intervals. Also add in 2 strips of skip row corn at
               
17,500 & 20,000 population for comparison. Full layout is on 2nd page of report. We hope to try this more
               
than once with a second variety to see if there is a difference.      
               
               
               
               
             
Expected outcome / Benefit to KARA          
BENEFITS TO KARA WILL BE INPUT AS TO RATE    
ADJUSTMENTS TO SAVE ON SEED COST      
WITHOUT REDUCING YIELD