The adoption of direct seeding in recent years has led to
the development of new fertilizer application techniques, such as mid-row
banding. Mid-row banding usually involves
adding an independent opener between every seed row or every second seed
row. Some no-till drills with 7.5 or 10
inch row spacing have the capability to direct the seed to every other row
while placing the fertilizer in the openers between the seed rows. The large distance between the seed and
fertilizer allows any rate of fertilizer to be applied with no risk of seed
damage. Since phosphorus is relatively
immobile, the distance from the seedling root could be a problem. Projects were
initiated at the