Illinois
Fertilizer Conference Proceedings
January 29-31, 1996
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Table 2: Potassium placement effects on corn yields, grain
moisture and ear-leaf nutrients at BRC, 1995.
| K Rate |
Corn Yield |
Grain Moist |
Plant Dense |
Leaf % N |
Leaf % K |
Leaf % MG |
| |
(bu/acre) |
(%) |
(plts/Ac) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
| Check |
111.2 |
18.0 b |
17,107 |
3.08 |
1.62 b |
0.231 a |
| Broadcast |
114.6 |
18.4 ab |
16,631 |
2.98 |
1.90 a |
0.177 b |
| Banded |
113.3 |
18.4 ab |
16,910 |
3.04 |
1.90 a |
0.180 b |
| Dribble |
113.9 |
18.5 a |
16,486 |
3.01 |
1.91 a |
0.180 b |
| Starter |
115.6 |
18.3 ab |
16,251 |
3.03 |
1.94 a |
0.166 b |
| LSD |
NS |
0.49 |
NS |
NS |
0.12 |
0.022 |
NS, * and ** refer to non-significant and significance at the
5% and 1% level, respectively.
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