Illinois
Fertilizer Conference Proceedings
January 29-31, 1996
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Table 6: Potassium placement effects on corn yields, grain
moisture and ear-leaf nutrients at DSAC, 1995.
| K Rate |
Corn Yield |
Grain Moist |
Plant Dense |
Leaf % N |
Leaf % K |
Leaf % MG |
| |
(bu/acre) |
(%) |
(plts/Ac) |
(%) |
(%) |
(%) |
| Check |
156 |
14.9 c |
21,749 |
2.93 |
2.00 b |
0.119 a |
| Broadcast |
157 |
15.2 b |
20,494 |
2.93 |
2.17 a |
0.100 b |
| Banded |
160 |
15.7 a |
21,023 |
2.84 |
2.20 a |
0.104 b |
| Dribble |
161 |
15.3 b |
21,374 |
2.92 |
2.19 a |
0.099 b |
| Starter |
157 |
15.6 a |
20,400 |
2.92 |
2.16 a |
0.102 b |
| LSD |
NS |
0.31 |
NS |
NS |
0.11 |
0.008 |
NS, * and ** refer to non-significant and significance at the
5% and 1% level, respectively.
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