The purpose of this study is to examine how planting depth impacts plant population, emergence and yield.

2017 Murray State Corn Planting Depth Study

As we test some of these studies in the southern regions of our marketing area, we see that planting corn deeper can be beneficial. The 2017 season br ought warm temperatures early on and allowed the deeper planted treatments to emerge quicker and start the season with a deeper seminal root system. Additional testing over multiple environments will bring further insight into this data.

 Burndown: 1 pt. 2,4-D, 36 oz. Roundup PowerMAX® Pre: 18 oz. Armezon® Pro, 1 lb. Atrazine, 1 qt. Roundup PowerMAX® Post: 3 oz. Capreno®, 1 lb. Atrazine, 1 qt. Roundup PowerMAX® | 

 200 Units as Broadcast Urea | Brand 6225HR™* | 

 P 39, K 155, S 8, Zn 6.15, Mn 254, B 0.3

*®XL, Optimum, and AcreMax are registered trademarks of Pioneer. XL® brand seed is distributed by Beck’s Superior Hybrids, Inc.

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Planting Depth Study

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