2018
Uniform Soybean Emergence
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
James E Dunphy, North Carolina State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
18-102
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Institution Funded:
Brief Project Summary:

Uniformity of seedling emergence is now generally accepted to be important to corn yields and thus profits, which begs the question of whether it is important to soybean yields and profits. Limited useful data indicates that it is as important for soybeans as it is for corn. This project establishes tests to more fully answer the question. Colored stakes marking what day plants emerge track to yield for each individually marked plant. Converting that yield to Bu/A if all the plants had emerged that day translate to information about whether a drill is an economically acceptable planting implement for soybeans.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Final Project Results

In many environments, soybean yield declined with delayed soybean emergence (on average, a 12 bu/A yield decline was observed from first day of emergence to the fourth day of emergence). This would indicate that uniform emergence is important in soybeans. Using the knowledge that uniform soybean emergence is important in many production situations, growers can make planting decisions that target achieving more uniformly emerging soybean stands.

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.