Using Kilograms of Seed Per Hectare Chart

NOTE: If a specific population of seed is desired, use the Kilograms of Seed Per Hectare Chart and Rate Chart to determine the approximate seed shifter setting. Fluted meters are VOLUME meters not population meters. The number of seeds per hectare will vary according to the size of seed.

  1. Determine from seed bag how many seeds equal one kilogram. Locate value on left-hand column of chart.

  2. Locate under “desired population” the number of seeds desired per hectare in thousands.

  3. Where the value in side column and the value in upper column meet is number of kilograms of seed to apply for each hectare.

    EXAMPLE: If there are 4510 seeds per kilogram, and desired population is 469,000 seeds per hectare apply 104 kilograms of seed per hectare.

 

DESIRED POPULATION (seeds per hectare in thousands)

 

395

408

420

432

445

457

469

482

494

506

519

531

543

556

568

605

618

Seeds Per Kg

Kilograms Of Seed Per Hectare

3960

100

103

106

109

112

115

118

122

125

128

131

134

137

140

143

153

156

4070

97

100

103

106

109

112

115

118

121

124

128

130

133

137

140

149

152

4180

94

98

100

103

106

109

112

115

118

121

124

127

130

133

136

145

148

4290

92

95

98

101

104

107

109

112

115

118

121

124

127

130

132

141

144

4400

90

93

95

98

101

104

107

110

112

115

118

121

123

126

129

138

140

4510

88

90

93

96

99

101

104

107

110

112

115

118

120

123

126

134

137

4620

85

88

91

94

96

99

102

104

107

110

112

115

118

120

123

131

134

4730

84

86

89

91

94

97

99

102

104

107

110

112

115

118

120

128

131

4840

82

84

87

89

92

94

97

100

102

105

107

110

112

115

117

125

128

4950

80

82

85

87

90

92

95

97

100

102

105

107

110

112

115

122

125

5060

78

81

83

85

88

90

93

95

98

100

103

105

107

110

112

120

122

5170

76

79

81

84

86

88

91

93

96

98

100

103

105

108

110

117

120

5280

75

77

80

82

84

87

89

91

94

96

98

101

103

105

108

115

117

5390

73

76

78

80

83

85

87

89

92

94

96

99

101

103

105

112

115

5500

72

74

76

79

81

83

85

88

90

92

94

97

99

101

103

110

112

5610

70

73

75

77

79

81

84

86

88

90

93

95

97

99

101

108

110

5720

69

71

73

76

78

80

82

84

86

88

91

93

95

97

99

106

108

5830

68

70

72

74

76

78

80

83

85

87

89

91

93

95

97

104

106

5940

66

69

71

73

75

77

79

81

83

85

87

89

91

94

96

102

104

6050

65

67

69

71

74

76

78

80

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

100

102

6160

64

66

68

70

72

74

76

78

80

82

84

86

88

90

92

98

100

6270

63

65

67

69

71

73

75

77

79

81

83

85

87

89

91

96

99

6380

62

64

66

68

70

72

74

76

77

79

81

83

85

87

89

95

97

6490

61

63

65

67

69

70

72

74

76

78

80

82

84

86

88

93

95

6600

60

62

64

65

67

69

71

73

75

77

79

80

82

84

86

92

94

6820

58

60

62

63

65

67

69

71

72

74

76

78

80

82

83

89

91

7040

56

58

60

61

63

65

67

68

70

72

74

75

77

79

81

86

88

7260

54

56

58

60

61

63

65

66

68

70

71

73

75

77

78

83

85

7480

53

55

56

58

59

61

63

64

66

68

69

71

73

74

76

81

83

7700

51

53

55

56

58

59

61

63

64

66

67

69

71

72

74

79

80

7920

50

52

53

55

56

58

59

61

62

64

66

67

69

70

72

76

78

8140

49

50

52

53

55

56

58

59

61

62

64

65

67

68

70

74

76

8360

47

49

50

52

53

55

56

58

59

61

62

64

65

67

68

72

74

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