2018
Effect of Plant Population and Row Spacing on Physiology, Water Use Efficiency and Yield of No-Till Dryland Soybean
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Dakota Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
Effect of Plant Population and Row Spacing on Physiology, Water Use Efficiency and Yield of Dryland Soybean
Lead Principal Investigator:
Gautam Pradhan, North Dakota State University-Williston Research Extension Center
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
QSSB
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
North Dakota Soybean Council
$18,435
Institution Funded:
North Dakota State University
$18,435
Brief Project Summary:

Soybean acreage has been steadily increasing in North Dakota including in the western part of the state, which has exceptionally drier climate (<13 inches of rain) than the eastern part. Drought is the main abiotic stress affecting soybean yield in western ND and there is a lack of a soybean production management guide suitable for this region. It is a well-established fact that an optimum planting geometry for a given niche ensures higher resource use efficiency (radiation, water, and nutrient use efficiency) resulting in enhanced per acre crop yield and quality. We are proposing to repeat an experiment to determine a suitable soybean planting geometry for western ND. The preliminary data...

Unique Keywords:
#crop management systems
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

The determination of morpho-physiological bases of higher water use efficiency and yield as a result of an appropriate planting geometry will give scientists a new area of research to enhance soybean yield under no-till dryland condition that will be beneficial for soybean producers of the entire State of North Dakota.

Final Project Results

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