2020
Promoting Irrigation Water Management for Soybeans
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressField management SustainabilityWater supply
Parent Project:
Promoting irrigation water management for soybeans
Lead Principal Investigator:
Chris Henry, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Leo Espinoza Guzman, University of Arkansas
Paul Francis, University of Arkansas
Terry Spurlock, University of Arkansas
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Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board
$150,000
Institution Funded:
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
$150,000
Brief Project Summary:

For farmers with fields under irrigation, water is another input to manage carefully. To make sound decisions, farmers need relevant tools and information, which this project provides. Soybean farmers can make the biggest gains in profitability and sustainability by improving when they first start irrigating a field and when to stop. Technology makes those decisions easier. A sap flow monitor measures water moving through soybean stems and provides data on specific water needs at each growth stage. This research has gathered an enormous dataset on soybean water use.

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.