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University research and extension are critical in equipping producers and agronomists with the information they need to continue advancing corn production in Iowa.
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www.agronext.iastate.edu/corn/
www.agronext.iastate.edu/corn/
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Sweet corn grows best in a well-drained soil with a pH of 5.5 to 7.0. In choosing a site for corn production, heavy clay soils with poor drainage and areas subject to flooding should be avoided. Dry, sandy sites should only be used if irrigation is available.
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www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-50.html
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Corn Color – Sweet corn comes in three colors: yellow, white, and bicolor (yellow and white). Cross-pollination of yellow kernel varieties with white kernel varieties will result in production of bicolor corn.
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www.ces.ncsu.edu/hil/hil-13.html
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Last year (in 2008 contest) more than 6,000 growers accepted the challenge to test their corn production skill and knowledge by competing with proven winners to reach the ultimate goal of CHAMPION.
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In order of world grain production, corn ranks second after wheat and is followed by third-ranking rice. ... Map the World of Corn. Where is the world's corn produced? Create a North American and World map showing corn production. How is all this corn used? How much is eaten by humans versus animals?
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www.42explore.com/corn.htm
www.42explore.com/corn.htm
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This publication discusses production of organic field corn, addressing soil fertility, crop rotation, disease and pest management, and economic and marketing considerations. ... Growing legumes as green-manure crops is another means of getting more biologically-fixed nitrogen into the rotation to support corn production.
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www.attra.org/attra-pub/fieldcorn.html
www.attra.org/attra-pub/fieldcorn.html
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"We call the plants our apomictic corn prototypes," says Kindiger. "This is the first time a sexual species has been successfully transformed into an apomictic form. ... "Revolutionizing Hybrid Corn Production" was published in the December 1998 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.
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www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/dec98/corn1298.htm
www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/dec98/corn1298.htm
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deal.unl.edu/cornpro/
deal.unl.edu/cornpro/
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