2019
Insect Abundance and Importance in Variable Systems of Maturity Group and Planting Date
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Contributor/Checkoff:
South Carolina 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:
Jeremy Greene, Clemson University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
South Carolina Soybean Board
$11,000
Institution Funded:
Clemson University
$11,000
Brief Project Summary:

This project takes an intensive approach to exploring the impact of maturity group and planting date on populations of and damage from important insects, including stink bugs, soybean looper, podworm, hoppers, and more in soybeans. According to feedback provided by producers, insect pests are listed as a top stressor and a current and future challenge for producing soybeans in South Carolina, and early season planting and early groups are mentioned as needed and out-of-the-box research concepts, respectively. The research intends to determine the importance of maturity group and planting date on insect abundance and importance in soybeans and to investigate any interactions of maturity group and planting date.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

The results of this project will be communicated to soybean producers in South Carolina and beyond through use of multiple information outlets, such as newsletters, soybean production meetings, phone hotlines, web-based media, field days, scientific papers, etc.
Reports to be submitted:
Submission of Quarter 1 Report – On or before 30 April 2019
Submission of Quarter 2 Report – On or before 31 July 2019
Submission of Quarter 3 Report – On or before 31 October 2019
Submission of Final Report – On or before 31 January 2020

Final Project Results

Updated March 19, 2020:

View uploaded report PDF file

Analyses of data will continue and the data collected from this project were immense and complicated. Many more associations and correlations are to be made from the data. Planting date and maturity group were clearly important for key insect species. Having a second year of data will strengthen the ability to make inferences about the project results and make it possible to provide enhanced recommendations about the risks of certain insect species to producers of soybeans in South Carolina and beyond.

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.