2016
Hester Fellowship-Effect of incremental sub-threshold levels of insect defoliation on yield of soybeans in Mississippi
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Benjamin Thrash, Mississippi State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Mississippi State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

This project seeks to evaluate the effect on yield reduction in soybeans resulting from incremental insect defoliation during vegetative and reproductive development, and to determine influence of irrigation on soybean yield loss from insect defoliation. The work supports refinement of treatment thresholds that take into account the incremental foliage losses in soybean that result from multiple defoliation events caused by multiple insect pests during the growing season, and that are based on dryland vs. irrigated production systems.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.