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

We observed that the ideal seedbed created last fall with a vertical tillage tool ahead of the planter, coupled with a timely rain immediately following planting, resulted in no visual differences in emergence. Although we experienced a cold winter, we didn’t see any heaving or winter kill in any of the planting depths. Winter heaving may have been more significant had we not had the opportunity to plant early, or if we didn’t have such a warm November and December, which got our root system established prior to dormancy. At harvest, our 1 in. planting depth resulted in the highest yielding entry.

2021 Iowa Soybean SINGULATION STUDY 15 IN. ROWS

2021 Iowa Soybean POPULATION STUDY FOLIAR RESPONSE

Planting Depth Study

2018 Ohio Wheat Planting Depth Study

Use whenever the name of a PFR Study mentions Population, Planting Date, Planting Depth, Planting Speed, Planting Film, Singulation, Talc, Row Width, Soil Amendment, Pre-Emerge, Pre-Emergent, Delayed Planting, Crop Rotation, Water Management, Tire Pressure, Strip Cropping, Herbicide Additive, and/or Maturity.