2016
Influence of cover crops on early season insect pest dynamics in Mississippi soybeans
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Soil healthTillage
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Angus Catchot, 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:

When cover crop termination is delayed to realize their maximum potential benefit, insect pest issues can arise due to the “green bridge” that allows insect pests to seamlessly move from the cover crop to the subsequent emerging summer cash crop. This research comprises experiments conducted to determine how cover crops can influence insect populations in a following soybean crop, investigate the use of various chemical control options, soybean plant populations, and time of cover crop termination to control these potential insect problems, and measure how various insect species in cover crops are affected by the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments applied to planted soybean seed.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

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