Posted 5/12/2024 14:33 (#10737784 - in reply to #10737530) Subject: RE: What percent of corn stand gernination is lost in normal conditons?
WC Iowa- mostly river bottom
95% germ at best, can be 88 and seed co can still tag it 95. Then there is the refuge corn which always seems weak and poor survival rate and usually doesn't put on as good an ear. 7-10% possibly more stand loss is very possible even in a "normal" year.