Evaluate your fields during harvest
DE KALB, II With harvest
approaching, not is the time to get
out the record book to evaluate
hybrid performance, specific weed
problems, pesticide performance
and other crop production factors
that will assist you in making
better management decisions for
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It is important to have your
planting records in the cab with
you as you proceed with harvest.
Review your planting book before
you start harvest in each field to
make sure you are evaluating the
correct hybrid or variety. Check
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for standability is it stalk
lodging or root lodging 9 When a
stalk is broken below the ear, it is,
classified as stalk lodging. When a
plant is leaning greater than forty
five degrees from vertical, it is
classified as root lodging.
Standability You should
develop a system for comparing
hybrid standability. At DeKalb-
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rated on a 1 to 9 scale, with 1 being
best. This system may not work for
you while harvesting because of a
tune crunch. However, a 1 to 4
rating system could be used as
follows; 1-erect; 2-leaning less
than 45 degrees; 3-root lodged and
4-stalk lodged.
At the end of the harvesting
season hybrids can be evaluated
objectively based on this rating.
You may want to record whether
lodging is due to corn borer, stalk
rot or some other reason.
Yield Will you eyeball and
estimate from the combine hopper
or will you weigh? To accurately
determine yield, the product must
be weighed. Some hybrids may not
withstand the eyeball test in the
combine hopper because they have
heavy test weight, and grain takes
up less space than lighter weight
hybrids.
Take the time to weigh each
different hybrid and compare.
Check moisture, ease of harvesting
and other factors that are im
portant to you as evaluations of
each hybrid are made. You can
apply a rating system to each
factor you are evaluating and let
the numbers aid you in making
management decisions.
Weeds The silent robbers of
yield must be controlled. What are
the specific problem weeds in each
field 7 It is important to note and
record location of weed areas for
treatment next year. Shattercane,
johnsongrass, velvetleaf and
others should be treated timely to
limit or stop their spread in a field.
Do not spread weed seed or con
taminate clean field. Avoid run-
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