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Corn Grain Dry Down in Field From Maturity to Harvest
Integrated Crop Management News
  • Mark A. Licht, Iowa State University
  • Sotirios Archontoulis, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-20-2017
Abstract

Corn harvest is fast approaching. This year’s corn maturity is about 5-10 days behind normal. With field dry down occurring in late September and October this year, there is the potential for a later harvest of corn at a higher moisture content. The rule of thumb has been that corn dries at a rate of 0.5 to 1.0% per day in September, 0.25 to 0.5% per day in October, and almost no drying occurring in November. Of course, these rules of thumb can change with favorable or unfavorable weather conditions.

Copyright Owner
Iowa State University
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Mark A. Licht and Sotirios Archontoulis. "Corn Grain Dry Down in Field From Maturity to Harvest" (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark-licht/169/