Claim · model-written summary
In vitro true digestibility of corn silage decreased by 0.1% per 1000 plants/acre increase in density.
Zea mays subsp. maysVerbatim
e0“In vitro true digestibility (IVTD), however, had a 0.1% decrease and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) had a 0.13% increase per 1000 plant/acre increase”
t0“Corn Silage”
Title
Row Spacing, Hybrid, and Plant Density Effects on Corn Silage Yield and Quality
J. William Cox; Debbie R. Cherney; John J. Hanchar jpa 1998. doi:10.2134/jpa1998.0128
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Intervention effect Corn silage yielded 24.9 tons/acre at 15 in. row spacing and 23.9 tons/acre at 30 in., averaged across years, hybrids and densities.
- Association Row spacing x hybrid and row spacing x plant density interactions did not exist for corn silage.
- Observation Maximum economic corn silage yields occurred at about 39 500 plants/acre.
- Association Neutral detergent fiber of corn silage increased by 0.13% per 1000 plants/acre increase in density.
- Observation Estimated maximum economic milk yield occurred at about 35 000 plants/acre.
- Observation Farmers producing 200 acres of corn silage might expect a slight loss in annual net farm income (-$696) after converting to narrower rows.
- Observation Farmers producing 400 acres of corn silage might expect a modest gain ($3116) in annual net farm income after converting to narrower rows.
- Observation Farmers producing 800 acres of corn silage might expect a significant gain ($11 624) in annual net farm income after converting to narrower rows.