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| Probably not. The skip rows would be like an outside row that can get more light and higher yields. There would be an overall yield hit but not as much as you would initially think. If you poke around I think south dakota state, was experimenting with 60" rows, intercropped with a variety of cover crop vegetation in the 60". Then you have a place for birds and beneficial bugs to hang out, as well as supposedly supply nitrogen with the legumes, slow down water run off, etc. i doubt that experiment had higher corn yields per acre, but I don't know what the overall yield hit was. It is similar spacing to the native american's corn, peas, squash garden. You get lower yields for all three, individually but the total yield is higher. Having something growing there will probably help reduce compaction as well. | |
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60” skip rows
