2017
Improving soybean production through integrated disease management, sustainable agronomic practices and variety evaluation
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Eastern Region Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
DiseaseField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Ian Small, University of Florida
Co-Principal Investigators:
David Wright, University of Florida
Project Code:
R2017-ER02; 12179
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Eastern Region Soybean Board
$21,258
Institution Funded:
University of Florida
$21,258
Brief Project Summary:

Sentinel plots provide growers and consultants with an early warning system for key diseases like Asian soybean rust. This project monitored kudzu and soybeans, sharing reports of overwintering disease that could spread, as well as other diseases like Frogeye leaf spot. Trials also evaluate differences between indeterminant and determinant soybean varieties in southeastern growing conditions.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, Extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

Updated October 29, 2019:

View uploaded report PDF file

Final Report is online

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.