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 percent 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 | ||



