| 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 Glenn wheat utilizing remote sensing at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site in 2012. | ||||||||||||
| Grain | Test | NDRE Value3 | Soil-Nitrate-N | Return | ||||||||
| N Rate | Yield | Protein | Moisture | Weight | 9-May | 17-May | 29-May | 7-Jun | Height | Fall 2011 | Fall 2012 | to N4 |
| bu/ac | % | % | lb/bu | Inches | -------lb/ac------- | $/ac | ||||||
| 1001 | 65.4 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 62.3 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 45 | 18 | 45 | $466 |
| 1501 | 66.4 | 14.8 | 13.6 | 61.7 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 45 | 18 | 37 | $464 |
| 2001 | 62.3 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 60.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 44 | 18 | 50 | $410 |
| 1501+302 | 66.0 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 61.5 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 44 | 18 | 39 | $451 |
| MEAN | 65.0 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 61.5 | 96 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 44 | 42.8 | $448 | |
| CV % | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 4.9 | |
| LSD.05 | NS | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | NS | 2 | 2 | 3 | NS | NS | 35 | |
| 1Applied by April, 26. | ||||||||||||
| 2Applied June 6, post flower. | ||||||||||||
| 3NDRE value from Holland sensor. | ||||||||||||
| 4Wheat price $8 per bushel, nitrogen price $0.50 per pound; | ||||||||||||
| $0.03 discount for each 1/5 protein content below 14% | ||||||||||||
| and a $0.03 credit for each 1/5 protein content above 14% | ||||||||||||
| Detailed material and methods | Nitrogen management | Faller | ||||||||||
| Oakes Irrigation Research Site | ||||||||||||
| Variety trials | Crop index | Home page | Report 2012 | |||||||||