Corn roots: Separate fact from fiction.

Bob Nielsen, Purdue University Extension corn specialist, says beliefs you have about corn roots may not be as clear cut as you think. Nielsen explains corn root development in this article. Even though starter fertilizer helps corn look better, he and Jim Camberato, another Purdue Extension agronomist, don't consistently find a yield increase with use of starter fertilizer. [Extracted from the article]

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