2013
Six secrets of soybean success
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Illinois Soybean Association
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Fred Below, University of Illinois-Carbondale
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Illinois Soybean Association
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Illinois-Carbondale
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Soybeans yields are not increasing at the same rate as corn yields and growers consider yields stagnate and do not invest in soybean like they do in corn. The Six Secrets project intends to explore six important factors that relate to soybean productivity and where the right management tactics can improve yield and generate enthusiasm for investing in soybean production once again.

The six factors include weather, soil fertility and plant nutrition, variety selection and placement, maintaining plant health with fungicides, value of seed treatment combinations, and row spacing and seed and fertilizer placement considerations.

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.