2010
Overcoming the barriers to higher soybean yields: A Soybean Project
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Michigan Soybean Committee
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
Overcoming the barriers to higher soybean yields: A Soybean Project
Lead Principal Investigator:
Mike Staton, Michigan State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Michigan Soybean Committee
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Michigan State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

With Michigan soybean yields declining by 8.7% comparing a time period of 1990-1994 vs. 2000-2004, when compared to increase of 35.1% for wheat and 8.4% for corn, a program called Soybean 2010 was established to reverse this trend by the year 2010. A soybean 2010 survey in 2005 clearly shows differences when comparing management practices of higher yields to lower yields.

An educational program was established in 2008 to better enable grower's understanding of how the soybean plant responds to proper management. The program included an effort to continually update the Soybean 2010 website and a 3-ring grower educational resource binder, a toll free Soybean Hotline designed to deliver...

Unique Keywords:
#crop management systems
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.