NITROGEN RECOMMENDATIONS a FOR CORN BASED ON YIELD POTENTIAL & PREVIOUS CROP.

Corn yield potential (bu/acre)
Previous Crop N Credits 80 100 120 140 160 180+
# of N pounds N to apply per acre
Corn, small grains 0 80 110 140 160 190 220
Soybeans 30 50 80 110 130 160 190
Grass sod 40 40 70 100 120 150 180
Established forage legume
Average stand (3 plants/ft2) b 0 10 40 60 90 120
Good stand (5 plants/ft2) b 0 0 0 20 50 80
Annual legume cover crop 30 50 80 110 130 160 190

a N fertilizer rates are based on the following relationship:

b N credits for established forage legume = 40 + 20 x (plants/ft2) to maximum of 140.


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Corn, Soybean, Wheat, and Alfalfa Field GuideBulletin 827