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Post-Drought Nitrogen Carryover Could Benefit Wheat Growers

2013-03-14 21:39:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Purdue University Soil nitrogen left behind by Indiana's drought-stricken 2012 corn crop could mean that the state's wheat growers might be able to apply less fertilizer this spring, a group of Purdue Extension agronomists say. Corn plants stressed by extreme heat and too little water yielded less grain and left more nitrogen in soils than in normal years. Wheat has more potential to scavenge the nutrient than a subsequent corn crop. read more

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