Soil type. . . . . . . . Loring silt loam
Soil pH. . . . . . . . . 5.2
Soil fertility . . . . . P--medium, K--high+
Fertilizer added . . . . Preplant--Lime @ 2 tons/a on 3/18/94 plus
0-46-0 @ 175 lb/a on 3/22/94
Sidedress--130-0-0 on 4/27/94
Herbicide application. . Preemergence--Dual @ 1 qt/a plus
Atrazine @ 2 qt/a
Planting date. . April 5
Harvest date . . September 20
Over two and one-half inches of rainfall occurred one day after planting combined with cooler than normal temperatures over the next five to seven days, resulted in slow emergence. Emerging seedlings exhibited symptoms of herbicide injury (most likely Dual) with twisted, distorted whorls. Subsequently, reduced stands were recorded in the majority of the plots. The low plant populations and highly variable yield resulted in high CV's. Therefore, no data is reported.
Inches
March. . . . . 5.96
April. . . . . 3.43
May. . . . . . 3.59
June . . . . . 11.73
July . . . . . 7.85
August . . . . 1.82
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Total. . . . . 34.38