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.  Nitrogen Management in Wheat Utilizing RemoteSensing at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2011.
	Grain		Test	Plant	NDRE Value3			Soil-Nitrate-N		Return
N Rate	Yield	Protein	Weight	Lodge2	8-Jun	15-Jul		Fall 2010	8/22/12	to N4
	bu/ac	---%---	lb/bu	0-9				-------lb/ac-------		$/ac
100	57.8	16.5	57.3	2.8	0.3667	0.4071		27	60	412.50
150	46.3	17.1	55.4	3.8	0.3715	0.4071		27	73	295.80
200	43.3	17.5	54.4	5.0	0.3722	0.4133		27	80	246.30
150+301	43.3	17.6	55.0	5.0	0.3661	0.4122		27	91	256.50
MEAN	47.7	17.2	55.5	4.2	0.4	0.4			76.0	302.8
CV %	5.9	1.4	1.2	34.5	2.8	1.7			16.7	7.4
LSD.05	4.5	0.4	2.3	NS	NS	NS			20	35.8
1First number lb N/ac prior to flowering.  Second number lb N/acre after flowering.
2Lodging score: 1 = erect, 9 = flat.
3NDRE value from Holland sensor.
4Wheat @$8.00/bu, N @ $.50/lb.
Planting date = April 28; Harvest date = August 4; Previous crop = Edible bean.
Fertilizer rate lb/acre = see table for N, 39 P2O5, 48 K2O, 19 S, 2 Zn; Irrigation = 5.3 inches.
Detailed material and methods				Hard red spring wheat variety trial				Table
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