Bumping Yields

摘要

In the hilly area of West Tennessee, growers mainly plant no-till corn to reduce erosion problems. Starter fertilizer generally works well with no-till corn production, according to Dr. Donald Howard, Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee. "A greater response from starters is expected from no-till when planting corn the first of April because the soils are cooler than when planting toward the end of April or May," says Howard, who lives in Jackson. "The earlier we plant notill, and to some degree conventional till, the greater the yield response from starters."