Soybean acreage has been steadily increasing in North Dakota including in the western part of the state, which has exceptionally drier climate (<13 inches of rain) than the eastern part. Drought is the main abiotic stress affecting soybean yield in western ND and there is a lack of a soybean production management guide suitable for this region. It is a well-established fact that an optimum planting geometry for a given niche ensures higher resource use efficiency (radiation, water, and nutrient use efficiency) resulting in enhanced per acre crop yield and quality. We are proposing to repeat an experiment to determine a suitable soybean planting geometry for western ND. The preliminary data...
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