Cycle

and

years

Crop

Most ear type

Middle type (Average)

Biggest ear type

General

yield

kg/hm2

Yield

ability

kg/hm2

Density

Number of ear

Seed weight

per ear

Plant

type

Density

Number

of ear

Seed weight

per ear

Plant

type

Density

Number

of ear

Seed weight

per ear

Plant

type

0

1940

beginning

Corn

Rice

Wheat

Soybean

Millet

Sorghum

4.2

40.0

310.0

30.0

60.0

7.5

4.0

200.0

350.0

30.0

60.0

7.5

70.0

2.5

0.5

8.7

3.8

51.0

O

O

O

O

O

O

3.4

30.0

300.0

22.0

55.0

6.2

3.2

140.0

320.0

22.0

55.0

6.2

87.5

3.6

0.8

11.8

4.2

61.2

O

O

O

O

O

O

2.9

25.0

230.0

15.0

50.0

5.0

2.7

110.0

250.0

15.0

50.0

5.0

104.0

4.5

1.1

17.3

4.6

76.0

O

O

O

O

O

O

1700

3700

1600

1700

1600

1800

2800

5000

2600

2600

2300

3800

I

1940

-

1970

Corn

Rice

Wheat

Soybean

Millet

Sorghum

5.1

60.0

270.0

30.0

80.0

10.0

5.0

480.0

800.0

30.0

80.0

10.0

150.0

1.6

1.0

10.0

5.9

60.0

O

O

O

O

O

O

4.6

50.0

150.0

21.0

70.0

9.0

4.5

375.0

580.0

21.0

70.0

9.0

167.0

2.0

1.3

14.2

6.7

67.0

O

O

O

O

O

O

4.1

40.0

100.0

14.5

60.0

8.0

4.0

320.0

350.0

14.5

60.0

8.0

187.5

2.4

2.1

20.7

7.8

75.0

O

O

O

O

O

O

5750

6500

6500

2300

3300

4500

7500

7500

7500

3000

4700

6000

II

1980

-

2010

Corn

Rice

Wheat

Soybean

Millet

Sorghum

8.0

70.0

200.0

10.0

80.0

15.0

7.5

580.0

850.0

55.0*

80.0

15.0

213.0

2.1

1.4

11.0

7.1

73.3

C

C

C

S

CD

CD

5.2

55.0

150.0

20.0

70.0

11.5

5.0

450.0

600.0

20.0

70.0

11.5

320.0

2.7

2.0

30.0

8.1

96.0

HC

HU

HU

O

O

O

4.5

50.0

75.0

10.0

60.0

8.0

4.5

300.0

300.0

10.0

60.0

8.0

355.0

4.0

4.0

60.0

9.5

137.5

O

O

O

O

O

O

11,000

8700

8600

3000

4500

8500

16,000

12,000

12,000

6000

5700

11,000

III

2020

-

2050

Corn

Rice

Wheat

Soybean

Millet

Sorghum

10.0

60.0

200.0

13 - 30

110.0

20.0

9.0

750.0

1000.0

75.0*

110.0

20.0

244.0

2.3

1.6

10.0 - 13.6

11.0

85.0

US

US

US

US

US

US

6.5

30.0

150.0

20.0

80.0

14.0

6.3

500.0

650.0

20.0

80.0

14.0

349.2

3.5

2.5

37.5

15.0

121.0

C

HU

HU

M

CD

CD

4.2

15.0

70.0

10.0

60.0

8.0

4.2

270.0

300.0

10.0

60.0

8.0

523.8

6.5

5.3

75.0

20.0

213.0

O, HC

O, HC

O, HC

O, HC

O, HC

O, HC

16,000

13,000

12,000

4500

8500

12,500

22,000

17,500

16,000

7500

12,000

17,000