2015
Managing important components of intensive production systems in soybean
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Kansas Soybean Commission
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jim Long, FAM Enterprises, Inc.
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
14FAM
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Kansas Soybean Commission
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Kansas State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Replicated field work will be done to evaluate differences in genetic potential of soybean varieties in intensive production systems. The work will determine best management practices for using fungicides and insecticides in soybean management. Also evaluated will be practices to produce maximum yield such as growth regulators and irrigation. Research will be done on added nitrogen for plant growth and improved yield. In addition, whole system analyses will be evaluated for efficiency and cost effectiveness. Results will be shared on web-based programming.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, ag retailers, extension specialists

Information And Results
Final Project Results

Update:

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Results show with decreasing yield caused by increasing charcoal rot there is a decline in the number of pods produced and thus a decline in seed numbers and grain weight (yield). There are smaller effects on plant height and the number of live plants that produced seed. There were not any significant effects on the number of seed per pod or seed weight (test weight). The single most important plant effect on grain yield, then, was the ability of the plant to retain pods under drought stress caused by charcoal rot plugging water conducting tissue (xylem) and decreasing the overall plant health.

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.