2019
How does management increase soybean seed protein? A mechanistic approach to identifying limitations and opportunities (1920-152-0127)
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Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
(none assigned)
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Montserrat Salmeron, University of Kentucky
Co-Principal Investigators:
Larry C Purcell, University of Arkansas
Erin Haramoto, University of Kentucky
David Hildebrand, University of Kentucky
Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota
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Project Code:
1920-152-0127
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Leveraged Funding (Non-Checkoff):
$149,120 The University of Kentucky is providing a total of $80,520 in matching funds for a 3% effort from the PI, Dr. Erin Haramoto, Dr. Hanna Poffenbarger, and a 1% effort from Dr. David Hildebrand, as well as unrecovered indirect costs. The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board is funding two projects that complement research efforts in the proposed research area that total $68,600 this year. The first project is evaluating a new system for staging soybean; from this project, we will be able to determine the effect of environment on the response of protein and oil in a wide range of MGs. A second project is determining the response of soybean yield to B. japonicum inoculation and/or N fertilization when sown at normal (mid-May) versus late (mid-June) planting dates for MG 4 and 5 cultivars
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Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#managment practice, protein, amino acid, seed composition, agricultural practice, environment, #seed composition
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

• Document the effect of late season N fertilizer applications and B. japonicum spray inoculations under different environments, soybean yield potential, and initial residual soil N conditions – end of Year 1.
• Share finding with producers at each project location via meetings and/or presentations – end of Year 1.
• Write an accessible short summary of findings from year 1 of this project that will be available on the USB website – end of Year 1.
• Project report with outputs from this project and review of key performance indicators – end of Year 1.
• Publication of peer-reviewed, scientific manuscripts that document findings from this project – end of Year 1 and/or contingent on multiple years of funding.
• Dataset with yield, development, physiological measurements, seed quality, and environmental data during soybean developmental stages will be made publicly available after manuscript publication, contingent on multiple years of funding.
• Provide the at least 1 year of postdoctoral research and mentoring, and at least 5 undergraduate student training opportunities in soybean physiology and agronomic research, promoting the development of a work-force with a focus in applied research to help the future soybean community – end of Year 1.

Final Project Results

Updated December 9, 2019:
The first year of field experiment was successfully completed in all three locations with cover crop, N fertilizer and liquid inoculant treatments. Six commercial cultivars of two different maturity groups (MG1 and MG2 in MN, and MG2 and MG4 in AR and KY) and a non-nodulating soybean cultivar within each MG were used. A rye cover crop was planted in Kentucky and Arkansas, and an oat cover crop planted in the spring was used in Minnesota. Liquid inoculant with Bradyrhizobium japonicum (Cell-Tech liquid, Monsanto BioAg) was applied at a rate of 1 oz per 1,000 ft row on the soil surface at R3 stage in inoculated treatments. Nitrogen fertilizer (urea) was applied at 180 lbs N/acre in two side-dress applications (R5 and 14 days after R5) as the N fertilizer treatment. Aerial RGB and multispectral images were collected at approximately R2/R3 (before inoculant application), R5 (before N fertilizer application), and at R6 in all three locations. Plants were harvested after maturity to record final yield and related parameters. Biomass and pod samples samples were collected during the growing season as scheduled. Harvest seed is being processed and will be analyzed for total protein and oil concentration, amino acid, and fatty acid profiles. Data across locations is being compiled and results will be presented in future reports. A preliminary dataset for model evaluation and improvement of soybean crop models from year 1 will be generated after completion of plant tissue and seed analysis.

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.