Effects Of Nitrogen Dilution In Foliar Application.

Nitrogen is the most limiting nutrient in Winter Wheat and as the cost of nitrogen fertilizer increases so does the need to increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency, and if applied at the proper growth period foliar fertilizer can increase both grain yield and protein content. The objective of this study is to record and analyze the effects of multiple foliar-applied nitrogen rates diluted with various amounts of water. In this study there where three locations composed randomized complete block designs of three replications with twelve different nitrogen/dilution rates and one check plot consisting of no additional nitrogen. Each application was applied using a CO₂ powered back sprayer between Feekes 7 and 8 Grain will be collected from the center of each plot using a small combine and harvest master to determine grain yields for each individual plot at each location. After grain is collected small samples will be ran under a Near Infrared Scanner to determine grain protein content and other variables of each sub sample. Data will be collected and analyzed at a later date. The hypothesis is that as nitrogen levels increase so will yields and protein content.