2018
Continuing Developmental Work on the Creation of an Easy-to-Use, Low-Cost Regional Irrigation Scheduling Tool for Soybeans
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Contributor/Checkoff:
South Carolina Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
DiseaseField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Wesley Porter, Southern Soybean Research Program
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
South Carolina Soybean Board
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Institution Funded:
University of Georgia
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Brief Project Summary:

Because of sandy soils and periodic droughts, to consistently achieve high yields South Carolina soybean growers must use irrigation. Sound irrigation scheduling strategies and appropriate irrigation scheduling tools address the timing and amount of irrigation needed during the growing season. Irrigation scheduling has not been widely adopted by Southeastern soybean producers because traditionally soybeans have not been irrigated and thus reliable and easy-to-use scheduling tools are not available. This project provides South Carolina soybean growers with a cheap, reliable and easy-to-use irrigation scheduling tool. The benefits to soybean growers who use this tool are consistently higher yields, higher water use efficiency and conservation of water resources.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

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.