Search results
Search results
-
Thomas Blaine, PhD
https://comdev.osu.edu/people/thomas-blaine-phd
Thomas Blaine, PhD Associate Professor Economic Development Agricultural Administration Building, Suite 3, 2120 Fyffe Road, Columbus, OH 43210 330-466-7877 blaine.17@osu.edu Thomas W. Blaine hails from Russell, Kentucky – a portion of the “tri-state area” ...
-
Isolation Requirements for Identity Preserved (IP) Non-GMO Corn Production
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4427
Managing pollen drift is an important consideration in the production of specialty corns and non-GMO (non-transgenic) corn as IP grain crops. Corn is a cross-pollinating crop in which most pollination results from pollen dispersed by wind and gravity. Alt ...
-
Specialty Corns
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4426
The type of corn most widely planted in Ohio and across the U.S. is yellow dent. High grain and silage yield potential, high feed value, and availability of adapted superior hybrids account for the widespread use of yellow dents. Yellow dents have the hig ...
-
Corn Pest Management
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4424
Weed Control A number of factors need to be considered when developing weed control programs for corn, including soil type, weeds, weeds present, crop rotation and budget. No single control program effectively handles the various weed problems that arise ...
-
Row Width
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4420
Since the early 1970s, average row spacing in Ohio decreased from about 35 inches to about 30 inches in 2015. This reduction in row spacing coincided with an increase in average plant population from approximately 18,000 plants per acre to nearly 30,000 p ...
-
Seeding Depth
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4419
The appropriate planting depth varies with soil and weather conditions. For normal conditions, plant corn 1.5- to 2-inches deep to ensure adequate moisture uptake and seed-soil contact, provide frost protection and allow for adequate root development. Sha ...
-
Disease Resistance and Tolerance
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4416
Hybrids should be selected for resistance or tolerance to stalk rots, foliar diseases and ear rots, particularly those that have occurred locally. Seed dealers should provide information on hybrid reactions to specific diseases in Ohio (Table 4-21). See t ...
-
Stalk Quality and Lodging
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4415
Hybrids with poor stalk quality should be avoided for grain production even if they show outstanding yield potential. Hybrid stalk quality as measured by stalk lodging (stalk breakage below the ear) at harvest has improved greatly over the last 20 years. ...
-
Yield Potential and Stability
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4414
Choose hybrids that have produced consistently high yields across a number of locations and/or years. The Ohio Corn Performance Tests (OCPT) indicate that hybrids of similar maturity vary in yield potential by as much as 40 bushels per acre or more. Choos ...
-
Days to Maturity Rating System
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4412
The most common maturity rating system is the days to maturity system. This system does not reflect actual calendar time between planting and maturity―a 106-day hybrid, for example, does not actually mature 106 days after planting. A days to maturity rati ...