Effect of Increased Corn Seeding Rate in Michigan
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Effect of Increased Corn Seeding Rate in Michigan
Objectives
- Compare yield performance of Pioneer® brand products at a standard grower-selected seeding rate and a seeding rate 5,000 seeds/acre over the grower-selected rate (Table 1).
- Generate information to help better manage newer genetic platforms that perform well at higher plant populations.
Study Description
| Locations: | 15 in Michigan |
| Replications: | 1 per location |
| Pioneer® Brand Families: | |
| P0210, P0255 (southern Michigan) P9690, P9807 (central Michigan) |
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| Seeding Rates: | Grower-selected standard rate 5,000 seeds/acre over grower-selected rate |
| Table 1. Average planting rate ranges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
- Yield of P9690, P9807 and P0255 families were optimized at grower seeding rates of 33 to 34 thousand seeds/acre (Figure 1).
- Yield of P0210 family was significantly greater at seeding rates approaching 40,000 seeds/acre, with an 8.9 bu/acre average yield advantage (Figure 1). This may be attributable to higher yield levels at the tested sites.
- There were no differences in grain moisture or test weight between seeding rates within a hybrid family (data not shown).
Figure 1. Grain yield comparisons of 4 corn hybrid families among normal and 5,000 over grower-selected seeding rates; 15 locations in Michigan, 2013.
¹Family identifies hybrid/brand that have the same base genetics. Manage hybrid/brand within the same family similarly. Pioneer® brand products are provided subject to the terms and conditions of purchase which are part of the labeling and purchase documents. 2013 data are based on average of all comparisons made in 15 locations through December 12, 2013. Multi-year and multi-location is a better predictor of future performance. Do not use these or any other data from a limited number of trials as a significant factor in product selection. Product responses are variable and subject to a variety of environmental, disease, and pest pressures. Individual results may vary.
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AMXT (Optimum® AcreMax® XTreme) - Contains a single-bag integrated refuge solution for above- and below-ground insects. The major component contains the Agrisure® RW trait, the YieldGard® Corn Borer gene, and the Herculex® XTRA genes. In EPA-designated cotton growing counties, a 20% separate corn borer refuge must be planted with Optimum AcreMax XTreme products. HXX - Herculex® XTRA contains the Herculex I and Herculex RW genes. YGCB - The YieldGard® Corn Borer gene offers a high level of resistance to European corn borer, southwestern corn borer and southern cornstalk borer; moderate resistance to corn earworm and common stalk borer; and above average resistance to fall armyworm. LL - Contains the LibertyLink® gene for resistance to Liberty® herbicide. RR2 - Contains the Roundup Ready® Corn 2 trait that provides crop safety for over-the-top applications of labeled glyphosate herbicides when applied according to label directions. Liberty®, LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are registered trademarks of Bayer. YieldGard®, the YieldGard Corn Borer design and Roundup Ready® are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company. Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Herculex® and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Agrisure® is a registered trademark of, and used under license from, a Syngenta Group Company. Agrisure® technology incorporated into these seeds is commercialized under a license from Syngenta Crop Protection AG.
YGCB,HX1,LL,RR2 (Optimum® Intrasect®) - Contains the YieldGard® Corn Borer gene and Herculex® I gene for resistance to corn borer.
Herculex® I Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Herculex® and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC.
YieldGard®, the YieldGard Corn Borer Design and Roundup® Ready are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company.
Liberty®, LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer.
YGCB,HXX,LL,RR2 (Optimum® Intrasect® Xtra) - Contains the YieldGard® Corn Borer gene and the Herculex® XTRA genes for resistance to corn borer and corn rootworm.
Herculex® XTRA Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Herculex® and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC.
YieldGard®, the YieldGard Corn Borer Design and Roundup Ready® are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company.
Liberty®, LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer.