417-31 Yield and Quality of Maize Hybrids Varying By Maturity and Density Under Four Irrigation Treatments on Grain and Silage in West Texas.

Poster Number 701

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Minneapolis Convention Center, Exhibit Hall BC

Karl Brauer1, Wenwei Xu1, Traci Bland2, Thomas Marek3 and John C. Zwonitzer4, (1)Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
(2)Texas Tech Univesity, Lubbock, TX
(3)Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Amarillo, TX
(4)Dow AgroSciences, Ralls, TX
Abstract:
Water utilization is an intense topic in Texas as well as other areas of the United States. The ability to minimize yield losses while reducing groundwater usage would provide a significant benefit for producers in areas of the country that are lacking in rainfall. In 2013, 2014, and 2015 six different maize hybrids were grown under four different levels of evapotranspiration potential to quantify the yield reductions in hybrid maturity, population density, and treatment levels. A silage test for biomass was conducted at the Texas A&M Agrilife Research Station in Etter, TX and a grain trial was also performed at the Texas A&M Agrilife Research Station in Halfway, TX. PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

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