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Webcast covers 300-bushel cornIn part two of his "300-Bushel Corn" series, Roger Elmore, Ph.D., Extension corn specialist and professor of agronomy at Iowa State University, discusses the impacts of additional factors on corn yield. This latest presentation covers: --Hybrid choice; --Plant population; --Planting date; --Row spacing; --Crop rotation on yield; and --Factors limiting yield. By the end of this talk, users will understand the importance of optimum crop management practices in maximizing yield and consider the promises--and challenges--of reaching a national average of 300 bushels per acre. This presentation is open access through Nov. 30 and can be viewed at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/corn/maxyieldpart2. Other Focus on Corn presentations can be viewed at www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/foc. Focus on Corn is a publication of the Plant Management Network, a nonprofit online publisher whose mission is to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. It achieves this mission through applied, science-based resources. PMN is jointly managed by the American Society of Agronomy, American Phytopathological Society, and Crop Science Society of America. Date: 9/10/2012
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