63556 Impacts of Planting Date on Corn Grown In the Arkansas Mississippi Delta.

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011: 9:00 AM
American Bank Center Bayview, Ballroom A
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Jason Kelley1, Steven Sheets1, Bill Apple2, Mike Duren3 and Scott Hayes4, (1)2301 S. University Ave., University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
(2)Lon Mann Cotton Research Station, University of Arkansas, Marianna, AR
(3)Northeast Research and Extension Center, University of Arkansas, Keiser, AR
(4)Southeast Research and Extension Center, University of Arkansas, Rohwer, AR
Field trials evaluating the impact of corn planting date were conducted at the Southeast Research and Extension Center near Rohwer, at the Lon Mann Cotton Station near Marianna, and at the Northeast Research and Extension Center near Keiser.  Four to five planting dates were evaluated and ranged from Mid-March to early June.  Eight hybrids were evaluated with varying relative maturity and traits.