2015
Influence of cover crop management on water use efficiency in soybeans
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressField management SustainabilityWater supply
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Paula Gale, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Tennessee-Martin, TN
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The objectives of this project intend to measure saturated hydraulic conductivity, or water movement through the soil profile, for a variety of soybean management systems and to evaluate the impact of cover crops on water movement in soybean production systems. The project includes sharing the collected information with key beneficiaries.

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.