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Establishment of Alfalfa in Wide‐Row Corn 1
Author(s) -
Tesar Milo B.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1957.00021962004900020002x
Subject(s) - agronomy , row , fertilizer , zea mays , mathematics , environmental science , biology , database , computer science
Synopsis Drilling and packing alfalfa seed in a band over fertilizer in corn rows 60 or 80 inches wide resulted in alfalfa stands and yields not significantly different from those produced by seedings made in oats. Packing after drilling resulted in stands 28 to 109% better than stands established without packing in the three years of tests. Data indicate that seedings will be more difficult to establish in corn than in oats in dry summers or drier portions of the corn belt. An apparent disadvantage is that seedings fail to establish in the area immediately adjacent to the corn rows.