Wheat Study 2003

 

Field 2-0 No pictures. No-till vs. conventional-till wheat
No-tillage...................39.9 bu/acre
Conventional-tillage...30.3 bu/acre
Field 2A Fertilizer study
No fertilizer...............................yield: 26.0 bu/ac
Fertilizer treatment 36-12-0........yield: 30.0 bu/ac
Fertilizer treatment 66-22-0........yield: 31.3 bu/ac
Fertilizer treatment 103-34-0.......yield: 30.0 bu/ac

Variety test
Wheat variety.... Pecos.................38 bu/ac
Wheat variety....Thunderbolt.......37 bu/ac
Field 4-F Fertilizer study
No fertilizer......................yield 31 bu/ac
No fertilizer,
then top-dress in
Feb with 96-24-0..................yield 48 bu/ac
Preplant fertilizer
96-24-0............................yield 53 bu/ac

Field 1-K Fertilized with Composted Dairy Manure
Fertilized with 96-24-0 (no manure)...yield 35 bu/ac
12 tons per acre..............................yield 42 bu/ac
6 tons per acre..............................yield 36 bu/ac
3 tons per acre................................yield 34 bu/ac
0 tons per acre..............................yield 34 bu/ac
Please send comments and/or questions to:
rick.haney@ars.usda.gov
254-770-6503
Rick L. Haney
Soil Scientist
Grassland Soil & Water Res. Lab
808 E. Blackland Rd.
Temple, Tx 76502