Crabgrass for Forage: Management from the 1990s/The Effect of Seeding Rates on First-Season Crabgrass Development
| Table 1. Number of crabgrass seedlings one week after emergence | ||||||
| Seeding Rate (PLS) and Treatments | All Seedlings | Rowed Seedlings | ||||
| Per Ft2 | Per Ft2 per Lb of Seed | Relative % | Per Ft of Row | Relative % | ||
| 1 lb./broadcast | 5 | 5.0 | 56 | – | – | |
| 2 lb./broadcast | 9 | 4.5 | 100 | – | – | |
| 5 lb./broadcast | 14 | 2.8 | 156 | – | – | |
| 10 lb./broadcast | 26 | 2.6 | 289 | – | – | |
| 20 lb./broadcast | 43 | 2.1 | 478 | – | – | |
| 2 lb./7 ½–inch row | 11 | 5.5 | 122 | 7 | 100 | |
| 5 lb./7 ½–inch row | 24 | 4.8 | 267 | 14 | 200 | |