2014
Evaluating whole plant health and intensive production systems in soybean
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Kansas Soybean Commission
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
Evaluating whole plant health and intensive production systems in soybean
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jim Long, FAM Enterprises, Inc.
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Kansas Soybean Commission
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Kansas State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Most whole plant health programs try to preserve overall plant health using a broad-spectrum approach to disease control. Protect the whole plant and everything else falls into place. The study will target the most serious plant diseases and insects within an overall program similar to the whole plant health concept. It will also try to determine the maximum yield potential of soybean using intensive farming techniques. Finally it will take proven research and apply it in validating studies on farmer fields similar to the way variety/hybrid test plots are then applied to larger farm-sized plots.

Unique Keywords:
#best management practices, #crop management systems, #environmental studies, #soybean disease management, #soybean educational activities, #soybean on-farm research, #soybean production management systems
Information And Results
Final Project Results

Results indicated decreased damage from a whole plant health program and excellent yields. Some producers were not able to utilize the complete strip plot program but still had excellent yields. One individual had soybean gran yields of 75 bu/a across an entire 80 acre field.

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.