2018
Large plot evaluation of variable rate irrigation scheduling for soybean: Timing and amount
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
SustainabilityWater resistanceWater supply
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Avat Shekoofa, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
$5,000
Institution Funded:
University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
$5,000
Brief Project Summary:

Recently, acreage of irrigated land for row crop production has increased in humid regions, leading to the need for optimizing water use in these systems to conserve water resources and bring economic benefits to producers. Soybean water use varies with growth stage. Soil water sensors are one tool that can be utilized to better assess soil water availability in the soil profile and schedule irrigation appropriately during soybean growth stages. This project aims to determine the latest effective soybean growth stage to initiate irrigation and maximize yield for soybean plants.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

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