Agronomic Management Strategies to Reduce the Yield Loss Associated with Spring Harvested Corn in Ontario
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54083#.VO1wYizQrzE Author(s) Kris J. Mahoney 1* , Jonathan H. Klapwyk 2 , Greg A. Stewart 3 , Greg A. Stewart 3 , W. Scott Jay 1 , David C. Hooker 1 Affiliation(s) 1 University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown, Canada . 2 Klapwyk Farms, Elora, Canada . 3 Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Guelph, Canada . ABSTRACT Growers in northern corn (Zea mays L.) producing regions forgo the typical autumn harvest for various reasons, but not without the risk of significant yield loss. Therefore, strategies are needed for managing the risks to harvestable yield when harvesting corn in spring. Field experiments, with various management strategies, were initiated in Ontario, Canada near Belmont and Ridgetown in 2009 and near Belmont, Ridgetown, and Lucan in 2010. Management strategies investigated the use of hybrids with a range i...