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1. Some Effects of Soil Compaction on Root GrowthRoot growth and nutrient uptake are obviously related, and yet not well unders tood under field conditions . An oversimplified premise is that plant roots must grow to the site in the soil where the nutrients are retained, or that the nutrient must move to the absorbing root sur-face (or both). Relationships developed under well controlled uniform laboratory conditions of ten do not extrapolate to field conditions. In this respect, progress is often hindered by the fact that root growth measurements... |
2. Application of the Ceres-maize Model to Maximum Yield ResearchMaximum yields are obtained when as much assimilate as possible is partitioned into the grains of corn. The amount partitioned into the grains depends on several major factors. Grains per unit area is probably the most important of these factors. Other important considerations for grain filling in- clude the duration of the grain filling period, the amount that can be repartitioned from stem storage to the grains, the photo- synthesis rate, and the temperature. Several factors influence the number... |
3. Corn Plant Uniformity Following Shallow NH3 Placement in Precision-Guided, Pre-Plant Nitrogen ApplicationsCorn (Zea mays L.) production relies extensively on different types of N fertilizers, and anhydrous ammonia (NH 3) continues to be a dominant N s ource in much of the Corn Belt. Timing and placement of NH 3 fertilizer can affect plant-to-plant uniformity and yield of corn, and especially so when high N rates are applied and there is little time between spring pre-plant NH 3 application and planting. The effects of shallow pre-plant NH3 placement on corn plant-to- plant uniformity were investig ated... |