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Indiana Recommended Soybean Planting Populations at Various Row Widths

Row Width Recommended Total Plant Population Required Seeding Rate @ 90% Germ and 90% Emergence
Inches Plants/Acre Seeds/Acre
36" 101640 125000
30" 104540 129000
20" 130680 162000
15" 130680 162000
10" 143750 178000
7" 168020 210000

Adapted from Indiana Extension Publication AY-217

Notes:

(1)  These Suggestions have a large built-in safety factor to account for unusual conditions.

(2)  There is no need to adjust the population for soil type or planting date.

 
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