2016
Impact of Previous Crop on Soybean and Canola Production
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Dakota Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressAgricultureLand Use Water supply
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This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Brian Jenks, North Dakota State University
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Brief Project Summary:

The objective of this project is to use a three-year crop sequence to evaluate soybean and canola production grown back-to-back. Some growers in North Dakota and Minnesota believe their soybean crops have yielded higher when grown on canola ground compared to wheat. There is some research that supports this theory. Our goal is to evaluate the impact of growing soybean and canola back-to-back on crop stand, growth, disease, yield, and seed quality, etc.
The study will be conducted at four locations. The three-year crop sequence will include soybean, canola, and wheat with the focus on soybean and canola back-to-back. The primary data of interest will be soybean yield on...

Unique Keywords:
#environmental stress
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

We have confidence that all researchers will be able to complete the objectives as outlined. Given that we have four locations, we should have reliable data even if one location has an unforeseen event such as hail damage. The locations span from the normally drier western ND to typically wetter western MN. At least three of the locations are in areas that commonly grow soybeans. The most important results will come in 2015 and 2016 when canola and soybean have been grown back-to-back. Having two cycles of the study should give us a reasonable estimate of the agronomic and financial benefits of soybean and canola in a tight sequence. Crop rotation studies are typically very cumbersome and difficult to conduct. The design of this study is simplified to be able to answer the two questions listed under Objectives.

Final Project Results

Updated December 5, 2016:
Final Progress Reports is downloaded in the File option Below

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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.