Taking a Corn Stalk Nitrate Test Sample After Corn Silage Harvest - Cornell Agronomy Factsheet #72

ENE09-112 (project overview)

Project Type: Professional Development Program

Funds awarded in 2009: $53,847.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/2012

Region: Northeast

State: New York

Project Leader:

Dr. Quirine Ketterings

Cornell University

Description:

The corn plant will accumulate nitrogen (N) from the soil in excess of what it requires if N is available in the soil. The Corn Stalk Nitrogen Test (CSNT) provides a measure of whether the corn plant has accumulated excess nitrogen. A new protocol for s

Type:

Fact Sheet

File:

Download file (PDF)

Authors:

Quirine Ketterings; Eun Hong; Greg Godwin; Sanjay Gami; Karl Gami

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers

URL:

http://nmsp.cals.cornell.edu/guidelines/factsheets.html

This product is associated with the project "Greater impact of advisor-farmer interactions through improved tools for whole-farm evaluation"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.