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1. Aerial Photographs to Guide Corn Fertigation DecisionsCorn producers with pivot irrigatio n have the potential to apply in-season nitrogen (N) fertilizer much more easily than their non-irrigated counterpa rts. A demonstration project was initiated in 2006 to take advantage of this potential. One advantage for in-season N application is that the risk of N loss prior to crop uptake is minimal. Another advantage is the opportunity to diagnose N n eed. A range of studies have shown that N need can vary widely from one field to another, as well as within... |
2. Crop Sensor-Based N Rates Out-Performed Producer-Chosen N RatesOptimal N fertilizer rate for corn (Zea mays L.) and other crops can vary substantially within and among fields. Current N management practices do not address this variability. Crop reflectance sensors offer the potential to diagnose crop N need and control N application rates at a fine spatial scale. Our objective was to evaluate the performance of sensor-based variable-rate N applications to corn, relative to constant N rates chosen by the producer. Fifty-five replicated on- farm demonstrations... |