Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Carrington Research Extension Center * North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 531, Oakes, ND 58474-0531, Phone: (701) 742-2744, FAX: (701) 742-2700, E-mail:								Walter.Albus@ndsu.edu

Table 1. Corn hybrid and row width study at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2010.
	Grain¹	Harvest	Test			Ear	Plant	Grain			Silk	Mature
	Yield	Moisture	Weight	Population	Ears/Plant	Height	Height	Oil	Protein	Starch	Date	Date
	bu/ac	%	lb/bu	plants/ac		-----inches------		--------------%------------
Row Width
15	252.5	21.8	59.4	35030	0.99	37	89	2.7	8.2	74.3	7/16	9/20
30	238.0	22.1	59.4	30492	1.01	37	87	2.7	8.2	74.3	7/16	9/17

Mean	245.2	22.0	59.4	32761	1.00	36.9	88	2.7	8.2	74.3	7/16	9/18
CV%	6.1	2.4	1.1	15.9	2.60	6.4	1.7	9.6	1.7	0.2
LSD.05	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	2	NS	NS	NS

Hybrid
W8180STX	245.5	21.7	59.1	32806	0.99	40	94	2.8	8.1	74.0	7/17	9/19
35F44	263.5	26.0	59.8	32398	0.99	39	93	2.9	8.4	74.1	7/18	9/26
DKC43-27	226.7	18.2	59.2	33078	1.01	32	78	2.3	8.1	74.9	7/13	9/11

CV%	5.4	3.5	1.7	8.2	2.0	6.8	2.3	7.6	1.8	0.5
LSD.05	14.5	0.8	NS	NS	NS	NS	2	0.2	0.2	0.4

Row by Hybrid
15 W8180STX	255.4	21.4	58.6	35120	0.99	38	95	3.0	8.1	73.8	7/17	9/20
30 W8180STX	235.5	22.0	59.6	29675	0.99	41	94	2.7	8.2	74.1	7/17	9/18
15 35F44	262.0	26.3	60.2	33215	0.99	39	94	2.8	8.3	74.2	7/18	9/27
30 35F44	265.0	25.7	59.5	31037	1.00	38	91	3.0	8.4	73.9	7/18	9/25
15 DKC43-27	240.0	17.9	59.3	35393	0.99	32	79	2.3	8.1	74.8	7/13	9/13
30 DKC43-27	213.5	18.6	59.1	31309	1.03	33	77	2.3	8.0	75.0	7/13	9/10

LSD.05	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

¹Yield adjusted to 15.5% moisture.
Planting Date = April 19; Harvest Date = October 4; Previous Crop = Soybean.
Fertilizer Rate lbs/acre = 178 N, 43 P₂O₅, 53 K₂O, 21 S; Irrigation = 9.5 inches

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