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Corn Row Width, Population Study 2008
Harvest Test Grain Ear  
  Moisture Weight Yield Population Ears/Plant Heigth Silking
% lb/bu bu/ac plants/ac inches Date
Hybrid
Dekalb DKC4710 20.3 55.6 198.1 33251 1.01 46 7/24
Pioneer P38H65 22.8 56.7 228.2 34146 0.97 52 7/25
Mean 21.5 56.2 213.2 33698.6 1.0 49.1 7/25
C.V. % 3.8 2.9 11.5 4.6 3.3 8.0  
LSD.05 0.6 NS 18.4 NS 0.0 3.0  
Row Width1(Row)
15 21.6 56.0 209.8 33832 0.99 50 7/25
30 21.6 56.2 213.8 33360 0.98 48 7/25
30pr 21.5 56.2 215.9 33904 1.00 49 7/25
C.V. % 4.7 2.0 6.2 5 3.7 3.5  
LSD.05 NS NS NS NS NS NS  
Population2(Pop)
25K 21.8 55.9 197.2 28568 1.01 48 7/24
30K 21.7 56.0 216.2 33868 0.98 50 7/25
35K 21.2 56.6 226.1 38660 0.98 50 7/25
C.V. % 4.6 1.3 6.3 3.5 5.9 3.5  
LSD.05 NS 0.4 7.8 683 NS 1.0  
 
Hybrid by Row
DKC4710  15  20.2 55.4 191.5 33396 1.02 46 7/24
P38H65     15  23.0 56.6 228.1 34267 0.97 53 7/25
DKC4710  30  20.6 55.6 202.0 32815 1.00 46 7/25
P38H65    30  22.6 56.8 225.6 33904 0.95 51 7/25
DKC4710 30pr  20.1 55.8 200.9 33541 1.01 46 7/24
P38H65   30pr  22.8 56.7 230.8 34267 0.99 53 7/25
Hybrid by Population              
DKC4710    25k 20.9 54.8 178.8 27660 1.06 44 7/23
P38H65       25k 22.6 57.0 215.5 29476 0.95 51 7/25
DKC4710    30k 20.4 55.4 201.6 34050 0.98 46 7/24
P38H65       30k 23.0 56.6 230.9 33687 0.97 53 7/25
DKC4710    35k 19.6 56.6 214.1 38042 0.98 48 7/25
P38H65      35k 22.7 56.6 238.1 39277 0.98 53 7/25
Row by Pop
  15      25K 21.7 55.5 191.3 28096 1.04 48 7/24
  30      25k 21.7 56.2 199.4 28750 0.97 47 7/24
  30pr   25k 21.9 56.0 200.8 28858 1.02 48 7/24
  15      30k 21.6 56.0 211.8 34086 0.97 50 7/25
  30      30k 21.8 55.8 217.4 33215 0.97 50 7/25
  30pr   30k 21.7 56.2 219.5 34304 0.99 50 7/25
  15      35k 21.5 56.6 226.3 39313 0.97 51 7/25
  30      35k 21.2 56.6 224.7 38115 0.99 49 7/25
  30pr   35k 20.7 56.5 227.2 38551 0.99 51 7/25
Hybrid by Row by Pop
DKC4710    15    25k 20.6 54.0 168.4 27443 1.10 45 7/23
P38H65       15    25k 22.8 57.0 214.3 28750 0.97 51 7/25
DKC4710    30    25k 21.0 55.4 185.5 27443 1.02 44 7/24
P38H65       30    25k 22.4 57.1 213.3 30057 0.92 50 7/25
DKC4710    30pr 25k 21.1 55.1 182.6 28096 1.07 44 7/23
P38H65       30pr 25k 22.8 56.9 219.0 29621 0.97 52 7/25
DKC4710    15    30k 20.1 55.6 194.4 34630 0.96 46 7/25
P38H65       15   30k 23.0 56.5 229.2 33542 0.97 53 7/26
DKC4710    30    30k 21.1 54.8 204.8 33324 1.00 47 7/24
P38H65      30    30k 22.6 56.8 230.0 33106 0.95 52 7/25
DKC4710   30pr 30k 20.0 56.0 205.5 34195 0.99 46 7/24
P38H65     30pr 30k 23.4 56.4 233.6 34413 1.00 53 7/25
DKC4710   15    35k 19.9 56.7 211.8 38115 0.98 48 7/24
P38H65      15    35k 23.1 56.4 240.9 40511 0.96 54 7/25
DKC4710   30    35k 19.7 56.8 215.8 37680 1.00 46 7/26
P38H65      30   35k 22.8 56.5 233.7 38551 0.99 51 7/25
DKC4710   30   35k 19.2 56.2 214.6 38333 0.98 48 7/25
P38H65     30pr 35k 22.3 56.9 239.9 38768 1.00 54 7/26
1Row widths are in inches.  Two rows were planted 8-inches apart on 30-inch centers in the 30pr
 row width configuration.
2Population is x 1,000.  Example 35k = 35,000 plants/ac
Planting date = May 9 ;  Previous crop soybean ;  Harvest date = October 31
Irrigation = 13"; Fertilizer Rate lb/ac: N = 188, P2O5 = 44, K2O = 55, S = 22
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