NITROGEN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WHEAT BASED ON YIELD POTENTIAL

Yield Potential bu/acre Pounds N to apply/acre
50 40
70 75
90+ 110

1. Recommended N rate is based on the relationship:
2. No credits are made based on previous crop. Consult state recommendations concerning credits for organic waste materials such as manure. 3. Apply 15 to 30 lb N/acre at planting and remainder near green-up in spring; or, apply all N at planting as anhydrous ammonia plus a nitrification inhibitor, injected on 15" or narrower spacing. 4. On high organic matter soils (greater than 20% organic matter) reduce the N rate by 30 to 50 lb N/acre.
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Corn, Soybean, Wheat, and Alfalfa Field GuideBulletin 827