Corn Grain and Stover Yield Prediction at R1 Growth Stage

Potential for Simultaneous Improvement of Corn Grain Yield and Stover Quality for Cellulosic Ethanol

Corn (Zea mays L.) stover, the residue left after harvest, is an abundant biomass source for producing cellulosic ethanol in the United States. Corn has been bred for increased grain yield but not for stover quality for cellulosic ethanol production. Our objective in this study was to assess the feasibility of breeding corn for grain yield and agronomic traits as well as stover quality traits f...

Single - Pass , Split - Stream Harvest of Corn Grain and Stover

A grain combine was equipped with a whole-plant corn head and modified to produce single-pass, whole-plant corn harvesting with two crop streams: grain and stover. Capture of potential stover DM varied from 48% to 89% for leaves, from 49% to 92% for stalks, and was greater than 90% for husks and cobs, depending on corn head height. Stover aggregate moisture varied between 36% and 50% (w.b.), an...

Corn grain yield responses to tillage systems and plant densities

Comparative Effects of the Sorghum bmr-6 and bmr-12 Genes: II. Grain Yield, Stover Yield, and Stover Quality in Grain Sorghum

Therefore, enhancing the quality of grain sorghum stover may offer an opportunity to add value to the overall Nearly 3 million hectares of grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L). system when post grain harvest stover residue is used Moench] are harvested in the USA each year. It may be possible to add value to crop and animal systems by enhancing the digestibility as a forage base for livestock. of...

By-plant Prediction of Corn Grain Yield Using Optical Sensor Readings and Measured Plant Height

BY-PLANT PREDICTION OF CORN GRAIN YIELD USING OPTICAL SENSOR READINGS AND MEASURED PLANT HEIGHT Kent Martin a , William Raun b & John Solie c a Agronomy Department, Kansas State University, Garden City, Kansas, USA b Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA c Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stil...