Research Article

Corn Response Across Plant Densities and Row Configurations for Different Moisture Environments

Table 6

Average plant height, stover yield, yield, test weight, grain N concentrations, and aflatoxin content measured across irrigated and dryland treatments within low- and moderate- moisture environments for five site-years during the 2011 to 2014 growing seasons across northern and central Alabama.

EffectPlant height, cmStover yield, kg·ha−1Yield, kg·ha−1Test weightGrain N, g·kg−1Aflatoxin ppbAflatoxin samples ≥20 ppb (%)

Low MEa; irrigated174.9b13249a8178c59.5ab14.7b11.06b36.1
Moderate ME; irrigated233.7a10510ab13532a59.9ab12.6c3.66c22.2
Low ME; dryland146.2c8708c2246d60.0a15.7a32.24a75.0
Moderate ME; dryland233.0a10044b11504b59.4b12.7c4.10c24.0

aMoisture environment.