2019
Combining producer data and remote sensing to identify management practices that maximize light and seed harvest
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Nebraska Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Patricio Grassini, University of Nebraska
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
1736
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Nebraska Soybean Board
$45,000
Institution Funded:
University of Nebraska
$45,000
Brief Project Summary:

The goal of this project is to understand how key management practices (planting date, row spacing, plant density, and MG) influence light capture and seed yield across soybean producer fields with contrasting water availability. Identification of the ‘suite’ of management practices that leads to highest yield in each environment will help NE soybean producers to close the existing gap between current on-farm yield and the attainable yield potential.

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

We expect that outputs from this research will help NE producers to fine tune decisions on planting date, MG, row spacing, and plant density, which, ultimately, will help them increase yield and profit in both dryland and irrigated fields. This study will also provide useful information to soybean breeders, crop consultants, and industry about the management practices that allow full expression of the yield potential of modern soybean varieties.

Final Project Results

Updated November 18, 2019:

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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.