The number of plants that actually establish per square metre, against the agronomic target for the crop and zone — set by seeding rate, seed size, sowing depth, moisture and seedbed condition.
Target plant densities for cereals sit around 120–160 plants/m² in medium-rainfall zones; establishment percentage from sown seed is commonly 70–85%.
GRDC GrowNotes ↗Establishment is the foundation every later decision rests on: too thin and you sacrifice yield and let weeds in; too thick and you burn moisture early and risk haying-off. Getting it right is the cheapest yield you will buy all season.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Calibrate seeding rate to target plants/m² using measured seed weight and germination.
Sow at an even, shallow depth into moisture with press-wheel contact.
Manage seed-safe fertiliser placement to avoid establishment burn.
The number of plants that actually establish per square metre, against the agronomic target for the crop and zone — set by seeding rate, seed size, sowing depth, moisture and seedbed condition.
You need: Established plant counts (plants/m²), Seeding rate (kg/ha), Seed weight (mg/seed). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Target plant densities for cereals sit around 120–160 plants/m² in medium-rainfall zones; establishment percentage from sown seed is commonly 70–85%.
Calibrate seeding rate to target plants/m² using measured seed weight and germination. Sow at an even, shallow depth into moisture with press-wheel contact. Manage seed-safe fertiliser placement to avoid establishment burn.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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