2013
Evaluation of commonly grown soybean varieties in Southeast and Western Kansas
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Kansas Soybean Commission
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jane Lingenfelser, Kansas State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Kansas Soybean Commission
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Kansas State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

In the last several years of the soybean variety performance tests conducted in southeast and western Kansas, there have been a decreasing number of varieties entered that are grown by a large number of producers in those regions. The entries in the southeast and western Kansas tests have been from a handful of seed companies that often do not represent the companies holding the majority of the soybean market shares. As a result, several soybean producers and soybean growers groups in those regions have expressed interest in nominating additional popular soybean varieties to enter in the performance tests to help with their selection decisions.

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics, #extension and outreach, #soybean variety testing
Information And Results
Final Project Results

The irrigated test at Colby was planted June 5th. The performance test at Parsons, Kansas was planted June 13th. Of the 10 varieties entered by producers with support from the KSC, 7 performed in the top yielding group at Parsons. The irrigated test at Colby yielded 60 bushels/acre on average with the range of 67 bushels/acre to 54 bushels/acre. Of the 5 varieties entered with support from the KSC, 1 was in the top yielding group. This variety would not otherwise have been enter in the Colby soybean performance test.

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