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Future of Corn Nitrogen
2013-01-06 23:54:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Researchers delve deeper into nitrogen-use efficiency to push yields. If the latter half of the 20th century was about an herbicide revolution in agriculture, the early 21st century will be about nitrogen (N). Public and private researchers are focusing on its role in boosting corn yields above the current average high-yield mark of 164 bu. Seed companies feel they can eventually push this to 300 bu. to meet growing global demand. read more
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