2019
Sulfur and Micronutrient Fertility for High-Yielding Soybean Production in Virginia
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Virginia Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Mark Reiter, Virginia Tech
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
786
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Virginia Soybean Board
$18,258
Institution Funded:
Eastern Shore AREC, Virginia Tech
$18,258
Brief Project Summary:

This research evaluates the response of soybeans to sulfur and nitrogen fertilization. The overall objective is to assist producers with management decisions regarding S and N yield responses as they relate to soybeans. That includes identifying yield and economic response in soybean to N and S fertilizer applications and characterizing biological nitrogen fixation in soybean and create nitrogen production budgets. Sulfur recommendations need to be established for Virginia soybean production systems if soils do not supply adequate sulfur. Soybean S sources and rates need to be investigated in sandy textured and S deficient Virginia soils as farmers’ questions are increasing yearly regarding this nutrient.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Updated fertility information will be included in the Virginia Cooperative Extension fertilizer recommendations that is used by the VT Soil Testing Laboratory (Maguire and Heckendorn, 2017), Extension Agents, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and industry for designing nutrient management plans for optimal production. Data will also be utilized on a regional basis for other states participating in this project.

Data will be showcased at farmer meetings and events, such as the Virginia Ag Expo, the Tri-County Grain production meeting, the Eastern Shore Ag Conference and Trade Show, the Five-County Ag Conference, and others on the “Extension Circuit” throughout the year.

Data will ultimately be written into a scientific peer reviewed publication and then summarized into shorter Fact Sheets that will be permanently housed on Virginia Cooperative Extension website.

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.