Section 4 Table of Contents

Table 1.4-9. Corn planting and plant population guide.
Population desired (plants/A) Seed drop¹ Population check
Seeds required/A allowing for 10% loss Row spacing (inches) Inches between kernals Kernals/50-ft row Inches between plants Plants/50-ft row
¹Assuming a 10% average loss. Obtain specific hybrid plant population recommendations from you seed supplier. Check seed tags for actual percent germination.
24,000 26,667 15 15.6 39 17.4 35
20 11.8 51 13.0
30 7.8 77 8.7 69
32 7.4 82 8.2 73
36 6.5 92 7.3 82
38 6.2 97 6.9 88
26,000 28,889 15 14.4 41 16.0 27
20 10.8 55 12.0 50
30 7.2 83 8.0 75
32 6.8 88 7.5 80
36 6.0 99 6.7 90
38 5.7 105 6.3 95
28,000 31,111 15 13.4 45 13.0 40
20 10.0 60 11.2 53
30 6.7 89 7.5 80
32 6.3 95 7.0 86
36 5.6 107 6.2 96
38 5.3 113 5.9 102
30,000 33,333 15 12.6 48 14.0 43
20 9.4 64 10.4 57
30 6.3 96 7.0 86
32 5.9 102 6.5 92
36 5.2 115 5.8 103
38 5.0 121 5.5 109