This project will enhance soybean grower profitability by helping growers make informed decisions regarding the response of soybean canopy development, nodulation, grain quality, and yield to starter fertilizer based on planting date. Additionally, an economic analysis will be conducted to help enhance soybean grower profitability. Results of this study will be directly disseminated to Ohio soybean growers at Extension meetings, fact sheets, and the C.O.R.N. newsletter.
A second objective is to fund production research to increase protein levels. Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient and is a main component of proteins. Providing starter nitrogen to soybeans may increase canopy development...
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