date:Mar 18, 2013
eading to healthier ears and outstanding yield potential.
DEKALB brand has really been a leader in the development of what's going on below ground, so they can produce 700 to 800 kernels per ear, said Michael Petersen, lead agronomist with Orthman Manufacturing, a tillage and earth-moving company which participated in the root dig excavation.
Petersen said because more water and more nutrients are contained from 30 to 80 inches below ground, deeper roots can help plants withstand lengthy droug