Nitrogen recommendations for corn: An on-the-go sensor compared with current recommendation methods

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 916-924

  Schmidt, John P ^a   Dellinger, Adam E ^b   Beegle, Doug B ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); CORN PRODUCTION; CROP CANOPY REFLECTANCE; ECONOMIC OPTIMUM; GRAIN YIELD RESPONSE; GREEN NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; LIGHT ENERGY; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; N AVAILABILITY; N FERTILIZERS; N USE EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN RATE; PENNSYLVANIA; PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY; RECOMMENDATION METHODS; RELATIVE MEASUREMENT; SITE COMBINATIONS; SPLIT-PLOT; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; MANURES; PORPHYRINS; REFLECTION; TESTING; VEGETATION;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68149176630     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0231x     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Andraski, T.W., and L.G. Bundy. 2002. Using the presidedress soil nitrate test and organic nitrogen crediting to improve corn nitrogen recommendations. Agron. J. 94:1411-1418.
2. Bausch, W.C., and H.R. Duke. 1996. Remote sensing of plant nitrogen status in corn. ASAE Paper No. 94-2117. Am. Soc. of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, MI.
3. Beegle, D.B. 2008. Soil fertility management. In A. Rudisill (ed.) Agronomy guide. Pennsylvania State Univ., College of Agric. Sci., University Park.
4. Beegle, D.B., R. Fox, G. Roth, and W. Piekielek. 1999. Pre-sidedress soil nitrate test for corn. Agronomy Facts 17. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park.
5. Beegle, D.B., W. Piekielek, D. Lingenfelter, and R. Fox. 2008. The early season chlorophyll meter test for corn. Agronomy Facts 53. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park.
6. Binford, G.D., A.M. Blackmer, and N.M. El-Hout. 1990. Tissue test for excess nitrogen during corn production. Agron. J. 82:124-129.
7. Binford, G.D., A.M. Blackmer, and B.G. Meese. 1992. Optimal concentrations of nitrate in cornstalks at maturity. Agron. J. 84:881-887.
8. Blackmer, T.M., J.S. Schepers, G.E. Varvel, and E.A. Walter-Shea. 1996. Nitrogen deficiency detection using reflected shortwave radiation from irrigated corn canopies. Agron. J. 88:1-5.
9. Buchholz, D., J.R. Brown, and R.G. Hanson. 1993. Using your soil test results. Ext. Publ. G9111. Univ. of Missouri Ext., Columbia.
10. Daughtry, C.S., C.L. Walthall, M.S. Kim, E.B. de Colstoun, and J.E. McMurtrey. 2000. Estimating corn leaf chlorophyll concentration from leaf and canopy reflectance. Remote Sens. Environ. 74:229-239.
11. Dellinger, A.E., J.P. Schmidt, and D.B. Beegle. 2008. Developing nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for corn using an active sensor. Agron. J. 100:1546-1552.
12. Eckert, D., and J.T. Sims. 1995. Recommended soil pH and lime requirement tests. p. 11-16. In J.T. Sims and A. Wolf (ed.) Recommended soil testing procedures for the northeastern United States. Northeast Regional Bull. No. 493. Agric. Exp. Stn., Univ. of Delaware, Newark.
13. Fox, R.H., and W.P. Piekielek. 1995. The relationship between corn grain yield goals and economic optimum nitrogen fertilizer rates. Publ. No. 136. Crop and Soil Sci. Dep., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park.
14. Hong, N., P.C. Scharf, J.G. Davis, N.R. Kitchen, and K.A. Sudduth. 2007. Economically optimal nitrogen rate reduces soil residual nitrate. J. Environ. Qual. 36:354-362.
15. Magdoff, F.R., D. Ross, and J. Amadon. 1984. A soil test for nitrogen availability to corn. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 48:1301-1304.
16. Piekielek, W.P., and R.H. Fox. 1992. Use of a chlorophyll meter to predict sidedress N requirements for Maize. Agron. J. 84:59-65.
17. Piekielek, W.P., R.H. Fox, J.D. Toth, and K.E. Macneal. 1995. Use of a chlorophyll meter at the early dent stage of corn to evaluate nitrogen sufficiency. Agron. J. 87:403-408.
18. Raun, W.R., J.B. Solie, G.V. Johnson, M.L. Stone, R.W. Mullen, K.W. Freeman, W.E. Thomason, and E.V. Lukina. 2002. Improving nitrogen use efficiency in cereal grain production with optical sensing and variable rate application. Agron. J. 94:815-820.
19. Ritchie, S.W., J.J. Hanway, and G.O. Benson. 1989. How a corn plant develops. Spec. Rep. 48. Iowa State Coop. Ext., Iowa State Univ., Ames.
20. Roth, G.W., and R.H. Fox. 1990. Soil nitrate accumulations following nitrogen fertilized corn in Pennsylvania. J. Environ. Qual. 19:243-248.
21. Scharf, P.C., N.R. Kitchen, K.A. Sudduth, and J.G. Davis. 2006. Spatially variable corn yield is a weak predictor of optimal nitrogen rate. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 70:2154-2160.
22. Scharf, P.C., J.P. Schmidt, N.R. Kitchen, K.A. Sudduth, S.Y. Hong, J.A. Lory, and J.G. Davis. 2002. Remote sensing for nitrogen management. J. Soil Water Conserv. 57:518-524.
23. Schmidt, J.P., A.J. DeJoia, R.B. Ferguson, R.K. Taylor, R.K. Young, and J.L. Havlin. 2002. Corn yield response to nitrogen at multiple in-field locations. Agron. J. 94:798-806.
24. Schmidt, J.P., N. Hong, A. Dellinger, D.B. Beegle, and H. Lin. 2007. Hillslope variability in corn response to nitrogen linked to in-season soil moisture redistribution. Agron. J. 99:229-237.
25. Schulte, E.E. 1995. Recommended soil organic matter tests. p. 47-56. In J.T. Sims and A. Wolf (ed.) Recommended soil testing procedures for the northeastern United States. Northeast Regional Bull. No. 493. Agric. Exp. Stn., Univ. of Delaware, Newark.
26. Shanahan, J.F., J.S. Schepers, D.D. Francis, G.E. Varvel, W.W. Wilhelm, J.M. Tringe, M.R. Schlemmer, and D.J. Major. 2001. Use of remote-sensing imagery to estimate corn grain yield. Agron. J. 93:583-589.
27. Shapiro, C.A., R.B. Ferguson, G.W. Hergert, A.R. Doberman, and C.S. Wortman. 2003. Fertilizer suggestions for corn. Ext. Publ. G74-174-A. Univ. of Nebraska Coop. Ext., Lincoln.
28. Sripada, R.P., R.W. Heiniger, J.G. White, and A.D. Meijer. 2006. Aerial color infrared photography for determining early in-season nitrogen requirements in corn. Agron. J. 98:968-977.
29. Sripada, R.P., J.P. Schmidt, A.E. Dellinger, and D.B. Beegle. 2008. Evaluating multiple indices from a canopy reflectance sensor to estimate corn N requirements. Agron. J. 100:1553-1561.
30. Teal, R.K., B. Tubana, K. Girma, K.W. Freeman, D.B. Arnall, O. Walsh, and W.R. Raun. 2006. In-season prediction of corn grain yield potential using normalized difference vegetation index. Agron. J. 98:1488-1494.
31. Thomas, J.R., and H.W. Gausman. 1977. Leaf reflectance vs. leaf chlorophyll and carotenoid concentrations for eight crops. Agron. J. 69:799-802.
32. Varvel, G.E., J.S. Schepers, and D.D. Francis. 1997. Ability for in-season correction of nitrogen deficiency in corn using chlorophyll meters. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 61:1233-1239.
33. Wolf, A.M., and D.B. Beegle. 1995. Recommended soil tests for macronutrients: Phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. p. 25-34. In J.T. Sims and A. Wolf (ed.) Recommended soil testing procedures for the northeastern United States. Northeast Regional Bull. No. 493. Agric. Exp. Stn., Univ. of Delaware, Newark. 45