Best Management Systems to Intensify Soybean Production

Authors

G. R. Balboa, Kansas State UniversityFollow
I. A. Ciampitti, Kansas State UniversityFollow

Keywords

best management systems, soybeans, yield

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate different management systems to close the yield gap in soybean production. A soybean experiment was established in Scandia, KS, evaluating five management systems under both rainfed and irrigated conditions. For the 2017 season, dryland and irrigated average yields were similar (63–65 bu/a) due to herbicide injury on the irrigated phase. In both water scenarios, intensification (high input) increased yields compared with common practice (low input) systems. Under irrigation, a consistent response to a balanced nutrition program was documented.

Recommended Citation

Balboa, G. R. and Ciampitti, I. A. (2018) "Best Management Systems to Intensify Soybean Production," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 4: Iss. 7. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7606