2015
Evaluating the Response of Full Season and Double Cropped Soybeans to Various Soil Moistures
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Delaware Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
Evaluating the response of full season and double cropped soybeans in narrow and wide rows to various soil moisture levels
Lead Principal Investigator:
Cory Whaley, University of Delaware
Co-Principal Investigators:
Phillip Sylvester, University of Delaware
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Delaware Soybean Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Delaware
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

With over 30% of the tillable land in Delaware under irrigation and the importance of soybeans as a rotational crop, improved irrigation management practices are necessary to maximize soybean yields and profitability. There is little information available on the effect of row width on irrigated soybeans, and new research will help maximize the yield of full season and double cropped soybeans in Delaware. This project evaluates the effects of various soil moisture levels and row widths on growth and yield of full season and double cropped soybeans and determines the optimal irrigation management strategy for full season and double cropped soybeans to maximize yield and profitability.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, Extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

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