2009
Managing soybeans for high yields
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Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois-Carbondale
Co-Principal Investigators:
Steve Ebelhar, University of Illinois-Carbondale
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Brief Project Summary:

In 2007, a southwestern Missouri farmer Kip Cullers set the record soybean yield with a yield of 154.7 bu/acre. His success has been attributed to a combination of genetics, the use of large amounts of irrigation water to eliminate drought stress and to control canopy temperatures during pod set and pod fill, applications of foliar fungicides, the use of various seed treatments, and to the application of nutrients, including nitrogen, micronutrients, and growth regulating products. Because he manages his "contest" field uniformly, there can be no estimation of the effect of individual inputs on soybean yield. This study is designed to test whether or not such irrigation and nutrient treatments...

Unique Keywords:
#crop management systems
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