Drought and salinity stress reduce soybean yields and can affect insect pest populations. Understanding how to adjust insect pest management in interaction with stress management is needed. These experiments also provide insight on whether stressed soybean fields are more susceptible to key insects and pests than non-stressed fields. Developing management recommendations are the goal of this project. The work aims to develop streamlined methods to evaluate the effects of drought and salt stress on insects and pests.
Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, Extension agents