Characterizing corn: Roots, short corn, and strip till
From Talking Crop by University of Illinois Extension
September 3, 2025 · 45 min · Season 2 · Episode 9
About this episode
The episode discusses corn root characterization, including short corn and fertilizer placement with strip till.
In this episode of Talking Crop, Jared Fender and Sam Leskanich, researchers with the Crop Physiology Lab at the University of Illinois, and host, Kathryn Seebruck, discuss corn root characterization including that of short corn, as well as fertilizer placement and timing with strip till. Crop Physiology Lab Talking Crop survey Guest contact: Jared - fender2@illinois.edu | Sam - sjl15@illinois.edu Host contact: seebruck@illinois.edu | (815) 986-4357
People in this episode
Host: Kathryn Seebruck
Guests: Jared Fender, Sam Leskanich
Topics covered
- corn root characterization
- short corn
- fertilizer placement
- strip till
- crop physiology
Keywords
- corn
- roots
- fertilizer
- strip till
- crop physiology
- research
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Illinois, Crop Physiology Lab
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