Research Article

Interactions of Nitrogen Source and Rate and Weed Removal Timing Relative to Nitrogen Content in Corn and Weeds and Corn Grain Yield

Table 3

Nitrogen content in large crabgrass plants as influenced by the interaction of year, location, N source, N rate, and average weed height at timing of weed removal.

Nitrogen concentration in large crabgrass plants
Average weed height at timing of removal (cm)
Nitrogen20112012
ClaytonRocky MountClaytonRocky Mount
SourceRate816816816816
kg ha−1kg ha−1

Urea ammonium nitrate685.59.72.58.911.97.539.10
Urea ammonium nitrate1359.612.33.85.922.128.122.70.8
Urea ammonium nitrate2027.037.53.13.515.734.010.30
Sulfur-coated urea684.08.66.19.716.13.713.70
Sulfur-coated urea1358.832.012.010.615.28.622.50
Sulfur-coated urea2025.651.73.55.253.311.935.30
Composted poultry litter684.316.55.114.923.66.830.40.1
Composted poultry litter1352.427.25.210.618.520.327.80
Composted poultry litter2025.516.211.87.713.731.131.90

Means within a year, location, and weed removal timing followed by the same letter are not significantly different at .