Effects of Nitrogen on Yield and Nitrogen Efficiency of Silage Corn Hybrid SC. 604 at Different Plant Density

This research was conducted to study the effects of nitrogen application rates, and plant densities on,nitrogen agronomic efficiency, nitrogen use efficiency and nitrogen recovery fraction of grain corn(hybrid SC.604) in 2007 in experimental field of Agricultural college, of Urmia University, Iran. Threenitrogen rates consisting of 100, 200 and 300 kg N ha-1 were chosen as main plots, and three plantdensities consisting of 75, 85 and 95 thousands plant ha-1 as sub plots. The results showed that theeffect of plant density and nitrogen on grain, biological and protein yield and harvest index wassignificant. The increase of nitrogen application rate caused significant increase in grain, biologicaland protein yield and harvest index. The response of grain and protein yield and harvest index toincrease in plant density was negative. The results showed that nitrogen agronomic efficiency washigher in plant density of 95 thousand plants with application of 100 kg N ha-1 and Nitrogen useefficiency and nitrogen recovery fraction was higher in 75 thousand plants ha-1 with application of100 kg N.

Keywords:

Nitrogen , Plant density , Corn , Nitrogen efficiency , Protein yield , Nitrogen recovery