Paper · 1971 · Agronomy Journal

Row Spacing and Population Effects on Corn Yields1

J. A. Lutz; H. M. Camper; G. D. Jones

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Abstract

Abstract During a 3‐year period at three locations, the effects of populations and row spacings on 10 corn ( Zea mays L.) hybrids (early, medium, and late maturing) were evaluated. Grain yields were increased as the width between rows decreased. Yields were usually higher with the late maturing variety planted at a medium or high population. Some exceptions to this generalization were observed. Percentage moisture in the grain at harvest was not affected by row spacings or plant populations but was affected by the hybrid used. Ear weight ‐increased with a decrease in row spacing and plant population and with increased time required for maturity. The ear‐to‐stover ratio was greatly affected by hybrids but was little influenced by row spacings and plant populations.

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Claims 9

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain yields were increased as the width between rows decreased.

Treatment
width between rows decreasede0
Outcome
Grain yieldse0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Grain yields were increased as the width between rows decreased.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 181–245 · show in text ↑
t0

“Corn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–42 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Yields were usually higher with the late maturing variety planted at a medium or high population.

Material
late maturing varietye0
Treatment
medium or high populatione0
Outcome
Yieldse0
Direction
highere0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Yields were usually higher with the late maturing variety planted at a medium or high population.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 246–343 · show in text ↑
t0

“Corn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–42 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Percentage moisture in the grain at harvest was not affected by row spacings or plant populations

Treatment
row spacings or plant populationse0
Outcome
Percentage moisture in the grain at harveste0
Direction
not affectede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Percentage moisture in the grain at harvest was not affected by row spacings or plant populations”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 398–495 · show in text ↑
t0

“Corn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–42 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Percentage moisture in the grain at harvest was not affected by row spacings or plant populations but was affected by the hybrid used.

Treatment
hybrid usede0
Outcome
Percentage moisture in the grain at harveste0

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Percentage moisture in the grain at harvest was not affected by row spacings or plant populations but was affected by the hybrid used.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 398–532 · show in text ↑
t0

“Corn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–42 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ear weight ‐increased with a decrease in row spacing and plant population and with increased time required for maturity.

Treatment
decrease in row spacinge0
Outcome
Ear weighte0
Direction
‐increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Ear weight ‐increased with a decrease in row spacing and plant population and with increased time required for maturity.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 533–653 · show in text ↑
t0

“Corn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–42 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ear weight ‐increased with a decrease in row spacing and plant population and with increased time required for maturity.

Treatment
plant populatione0
Outcome
Ear weighte0
Direction
‐increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Ear weight ‐increased with a decrease in row spacing and plant population and with increased time required for maturity.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 533–653 · show in text ↑
t0

“Corn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–42 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ear weight ‐increased with a decrease in row spacing and plant population and with increased time required for maturity.

Treatment
increased time required for maturitye0
Outcome
Ear weighte0
Direction
‐increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Ear weight ‐increased with a decrease in row spacing and plant population and with increased time required for maturity.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 533–653 · show in text ↑
t0

“Corn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–42 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The ear‐to‐stover ratio was greatly affected by hybrids but was little influenced by row spacings and plant populations.

Treatment
hybridse0
Outcome
ear‐to‐stover ratioe0

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The ear‐to‐stover ratio was greatly affected by hybrids but was little influenced by row spacings and plant populations.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 654–774 · show in text ↑
t0

“Corn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–42 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The ear‐to‐stover ratio was greatly affected by hybrids but was little influenced by row spacings and plant populations.

Treatment
row spacings and plant populationse0
Outcome
ear‐to‐stover ratioe0
Direction
little influencede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The ear‐to‐stover ratio was greatly affected by hybrids but was little influenced by row spacings and plant populations.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 654–774 · show in text ↑
t0

“Corn”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–42 · show in text ↑

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