2015
Evaluation of management practices and variety selection for improved seed quality
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Josh Lofton, Louisiana State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Brief Project Summary:

This project involves identifying factors that affect seed quality, resulting in development of methods that improve seed quality. It involves investigating the interaction between environmental conditions and genetic material that can cause large differences in seed quality. Collecting information on the causes of the differences in seed quality and factors that affect seed quality will help redevelop ways growers could improve soybean seed quality. Objectives include developing a method to rapidly evaluate soybean seed quality that relates well to state and federal grading standards and assessing differences among varieties in seed quality at maturity and after periods of field weathering.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, Extension agents

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

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.