Crops: The Lynch File - What can you do about Corn Row Syndrome?

One solution is to use a starter fertilizer with wheat. Another is to work the ground, so spreading out the root masses and making the soil structure more uniform

by PAT LYNCH

Corn Row Syndrome (CRS) is the terminology given to wheat rows that appear different when they are planted over the top of an old corn row. These wheat rows show up when wheat is no-tilled into soybeans that were no-tilled into corn stalks.

Some suggest that CRS results from residual fertilizer from a corn starter fertilizer. One solution to overcome CRS is to use a starter fertilizer with wheat.

Better Farming - August/September 2010