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Should corn plant population have been increased in 2014?
2014-08-28 20:58:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Illinois Increasing corn plant population doesnt necessarily mean bigger yields, says Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois crop scientist. Over 277 comparisons from the past three years show that the difference in yield between two populations (34,000 and 42,000) was only about a tenth of a bushel, and Nafziger says there was no indication that the response got larger as yield level increased. read more
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