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Title: MANAGING INPUTS FOR PEAK PRODUCTION

Author
item Heatherly, Larry
item ELMORE, ROGER - UNIV OF NEBRASKA

Submitted to: American Society of Agronomy Monograph Series
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/31/2003
Publication Date: 2/15/2004
Citation: Heatherly, L.G., Elmore, R.W. 2004. Managing inputs for peak production. American Society of Agronomy Monograph Series. 16:451-536.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Scientists, Extension Service personnel, and agricultural consultants throughout the US soybean-producing region need up-to-date and accurate information that will lead to profitable soybean production. A chapter entitled "Managing inputs for peak production" has been written for inclusion in a new soybean monograph. This chapter has detailed sections that provide current pertinent information for both the southern and northern US soybean regions. Subjects covered are: 1) criteria for selection of proper cultivars as related to growth type, soil type, pest resistance, herbicide resistance/tolerance, and seed quality; 2) tillage practices based on soil type, economics, and cropping system; 3) soil fertility requirements, with emphasis on nitrogen, soil pH and liming, phosphorus, potassium, and micro nutrients; 4) planting practices, with emphasis on planting date, row spacing, seeding rate, inoculation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and fungicide seed treatment; 5) use of crop rotations, double cropping and intercropping, and cover crops in soybean production systems; and 6) after-planting management of the crop, with emphasis on replanting decisions, weed and pest management, irrigation, and harvesting. This chapter will be used by agricultural practitioners to design the most profitable system for site-specific soybean production.