The cost of seed corn represents 17% of farmers’ variable cost of production, second only to the cost of nitrogen (N) fertilizer.
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Results from 97 field scale trials around Indiana since 2008 suggest that maximum yield response to plant populations for 30-inch row corn grown under minimal to moderate stress conditions occurs at about 32,150 PLANTS per acre (ppa), equal to seeding rates of about 33,840 SEEDS per acre (spa).
