2009
MRA-Project #5: Effect of Japanese beetle (and potentially other defoliators) on modern soybean production
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Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
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This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Kevin Steffey, University of Illinois-Carbondale
Co-Principal Investigators:
Ron Estes, University of Illinois-Carbondale
Mike Gray, University of Illinois-Carbondale
Doug Jones, University of Illinois-Carbondale
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Brief Project Summary:

Japanese beetles have become the primary insect defoliator of soybeans in Illinois over the past several years, but guidelines for their management are outdated. The relationship between defoliation caused by Japanese beetles and components of soybean yield need to be explored to improve decision making for modern soybean production. One of the limitations of making decisions about management of Japanese beetles is a lack of knowledge about the spatial and temporal distributions of Japanese beetles during critical times of soybean development. For example, it is widely reported that Japanese beetles are frequently concentrated along field edges. Because Japanese beetles are so mobile and...

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests
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