MAFES Coastal Plain Branch, Newton
| Soil type | Prentiss very fine sandy loam |
| Soil pH | 5.8 |
| Soil fertility | P -- H+, K -- M |
| Fertilizer added | Preplant -- 80-0-60 + 2 T Lime/a Sidedress -- 100-0-0 |
| Herbicide application | Preemergence -- Frontier @ 15 oz/a + Atrazine @ 2 lb/a |
| Planting date | March 25 |
| Harvest date | August 25 |
Crop Summary
More ideal weather for growing corn in this area could not have been ordered. The crop came up growing and never slowed. Moisture conditions and lower than normal temperatures were nearly ideal all summer. We had an excellent corn year. This area was fallow the year before planting. It was disc, hipped, and do-all before planting.
Rainfall Summary
| March | 3.56 inches |
| April | 11.97 inches |
| May | 4.85 inches |
| June | 5.36 inches |
| July | 3.72 inches |
| August | 2.72 inches |
| Total | 32.18 inches |
| Table 11. Results from 15 early-maturing corn hybrids grown without irrigation on a Prentiss very fine sandy loam soil at the MAFES Coastal Plain Branch, Newton¹. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid number |
Brand name |
1997 yield |
2-year average |
3-year average |
Root lodging |
Stalk lodging |
Ear height |
Moisture content |
Harvested stand (x 1000) |
| bu/a | bu/a | bu/a | pct | pct | in | pct | |||
32K61 |
Pioneer |
160.2 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
47 |
17.7 |
30 |
3245 |
Pioneer |
157.1 |
99.0 |
90.0 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
16.1 |
30 |
3260 |
Pioneer |
151.1 |
90.9 |
86.5 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
16.2 |
30 |
TV2100 |
Terral |
147.8 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
42 |
14.9 |
33 |
3394 |
Pioneer |
144.9 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
51 |
15.0 |
30 |
TV2140 |
Terral |
144.3 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
50 |
15.2 |
32 |
TR1157 |
Terra |
142.0 |
88.7 |
-- |
0 |
0 |
55 |
14.9 |
32 |
5510A |
Funk's DG |
139.1 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
49 |
19.3 |
30 |
TR1106 |
Terra |
137.5 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
46 |
14.6 |
32 |
TR1154 |
Terra |
135.1 |
84.4 |
81.2 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
14.9 |
29 |
TR1087 |
Terra |
134.2 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
42 |
13.1 |
29 |
TR1066 |
Terra |
130.6 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
47 |
12.7 |
32 |
TVX21570 |
Terral |
129.2 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
49 |
17.4 |
30 |
RX 897 |
Asgrow |
124.8 |
80.1 |
-- |
0 |
0 |
50 |
17.4 |
30 |
RX813 |
Asgrow |
115.3 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
42 |
15.8 |
29 |
Overall Mean |
139.5 |
88.6 |
85.9 |
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LSD (.10) |
11.1 |
7.8 |
6.5 |
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Error Degrees of Freedom |
56 |
32 |
24 |
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CV (%) |
7.5 |
11.6 |
12.1 |
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R² |
65 |
98 |
98 |
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¹Planted March 25; harvested August 25.
| Table 12. Results from 16 late-maturing corn hybrids grown without irrigation on a Prentiss very fine sandy loam soil at the MAFES Coastal Plain Branch, Newton¹. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid number |
Brand name |
1997 yield |
2-year average |
3-year average |
Root lodging |
Stalk lodging |
Ear height |
Moisture content |
Harvested stand (x 1000) |
| bu/a | bu/a | bu/a | pct | pct | in | pct | |||
3223 |
Pioneer |
155.4 |
98.1 |
91.0 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
18.0 |
30 |
3163 |
Pioneer |
144.5 |
90.3 |
81.3 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
18.9 |
28 |
DK706 |
DeKalb |
142.2 |
82.3 |
75.9 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
21.6 |
30 |
TR1167 |
Terra |
141.6 |
89.2 |
83.9 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
16.8 |
33 |
DK683 |
DeKalb |
140.6 |
91.8 |
83.5 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
14.7 |
29 |
DK687 |
DeKalb |
134.9 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
57 |
15.5 |
30 |
RX 938 |
Asgrow |
131.1 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
54 |
20.9 |
28 |
XP9317 |
Asgrow |
131.0 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
53 |
17.7 |
30 |
8460 |
Mycogen |
130.3 |
77.5 |
72.2 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
19.6 |
30 |
3167 |
Pioneer |
128.5 |
77.5 |
72.8 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
19.4 |
30 |
TR1185 |
Terra |
124.9 |
75.1 |
72.1 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
21.6 |
30 |
5670 |
Funk's DG |
124.1 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
52 |
20.7 |
28 |
TR702 |
Terra |
123.9 |
74.2 |
70.7 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
21.0 |
28 |
Funks 5688 |
Funk's DG |
122.6 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
51 |
25.5 |
29 |
3085 |
Pioneer |
116.7 |
75.0 |
70.8 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
23.3 |
23 |
TR1226 |
Terra |
102.3 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
51 |
20.0 |
28 |
Overall Mean |
130.9 |
81.4 |
77.4 |
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LSD (.10 |
10.1 |
7.2 |
5.0 |
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Error Degrees of Freedom |
60 |
64 |
108 |
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CV (%) |
7.3 |
11.8 |
10.7 |
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R² |
72 |
98 |
98 |
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