2015
Improving soybean yields with crop rotation
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Economic studies
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Carrie Knott, University of Kentucky
Co-Principal Investigators:
John Grove, University of Kentucky
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Kentucky
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The goal of this project is to increase soybean yields and profitability in Kentucky. Specifically we will examine the yield of double-crop soybean following three winter annual crops: barley, canola, and wheat. Wheat is known to produce chemical compounds that negatively affect seed germination of succeeding crops. Identifying if yield reductions due to the preceding rotational crop exist and the extent of those yield reductions of double-crop soybeans will allow producers to choose more profitable cropping systems in Kentucky. It may also allow agronomists to develop management strategies to overcome or compensate for the yield reductions thus increasing overall profitability.

Unique Keywords:
#double cropping, #economics, #soybean yield, #soybean yield improvement
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.