From The Plant Management Network
Price fluctuations of soybean grain has increased the importance of maximizing yield and eliminating factors that hinder plant growth.
The Plant Management Network (PMN) has released a new presentation entitled "Limitations of Soybean Yield" to help consultants, growers, and other practitioners identify common environmental and production factors reducing soybean yield and take steps to diminish their impact.
Click Here to Find the Free Online Webinar.
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/soybean/LimitationsSoybeanYield/
The webcast, developed by Laura Lindsey, Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University, discusses research that analyzed the importance different practices, leaf and soil samples, and pest populations had on soybean yield among growers in Ohio. Results showed that crop rotation and row width, as well as levels of pH, sulfur, and manganese had minimal impact on productivity.
According to the findings, soybean yield was diminished when:
Phosphorus and potassium were below critical levels
Soybean cyst nematode population densities were elevated
Planting took place before mid-May
The 12-minute presentation will remain open access through September 30 in the Focus on Soybean webcast resource.
The Plant Management Network is a nonprofit publisher of applied, science-based resources that help enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. Partnering with over 80 universities, nonprofits, and agribusinesses, PMN provides materials covering a wide range of crops and contemporary issues through the online PMN Education Center.
Source: plantmanagementnetwork