Soybean Seed Cost

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Spring-Interseeded Winter Rye Seeding Rates Influence Weed Control ...

In wide (76-cm) and narrow (19-cm) rows reduced soybean yield by 17 to 27% in two of three years in the narrow-row experiment and in all three years in the wide-row experiment [ 6 ]. No known research has evaluated rates of rye or compared the cost-effectiveness of rye interseeded in wide- and narrow-row soybean. The objective of this research was to evaluate spring-seeded winter rye seeding rates on control of weeds, crop response, and gross margins of organic soybean in different row spacings.

2. Materials and Methods

Field research was conducted at the University of Missouri Greenley Research Center at Novelty (40°01′N, 92°11′W) in 2002 and 2003. Research was arranged in a split-plot design with four replications in 2002 and three replications in 2003. The main plot was soybean row spacing [76-cm wide row spacing seeded at 346,000 seeds ha , weedy check with no winter rye, and weed-free check with no winter rye). Subplots were 3 by 15.2 m. A planter (John Deere 7000, Deere and Co., 501 River Drive, Moline, IL 61265-1100) and drill (Great Plains Solid Stand 10, Great Plains Manufacturing Inc., P.O. Box 218, Assaria, KS 67416) seeded “Big Bubba” soybean in wide- (76-cm) and narrow-rows (19-cm), respectively. The seeding rate in 19-cm rows was greater than the rate in wide rows, because higher seeding rates are recommended for narrow-row drill seeded soybean [ 25 ]. Two seeding rates were used in narrow-row soybean to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a higher seeding rate. “Forage Master” winter rye was broadcast seeded with a hand spreader immediately following soybean seeding. Winter rye emergence in the spring was excellent in both years (visual observation).

The soil was a Putnam silt loam (fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Mollic Albaqualf) with pH 6.7 and 2.9% organic matter in both years. Soil texture was 13% sand, 62% silt, and 25% clay. Soil test values for P and K at this site [ 26 ] were in the medium to very-high range, based on Missouri soil test interpretations [ 27 ] and required no additional fertilizer inputs for these experiments. Field information and selected management practices are listed in Table 1 . Wide-row soy bean was rotary hoed twice and cultivated three times, while narrow-row soybean was rotary hoed twice. The site had been in an organic corn soybean rotation for five years before this research.

The Soybean, Botany, Production and Uses

The price of grain soybean seed is around US$0.63–1.56kg–1, with an average price of around $1.25 kg–1. However, the current price of vegetable soybean seed ...

History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in Africa (1857-2009): Extensively Annotated Bibliography and Sourcebook

(31) Estimated cost of handling soybeans used mainly for seed, ... (44) Average advertised price of soybean seed offered for sale by producers, by varieties ...

Weed technology, a journal of the Weed Science Society of America

Mature seed were hand-gleaned from the dried plants, and any additional ... This is a projected soybean price for the next 5 yr forecasted by the Food and ...

Molecular Plant Breeding

For as rapidly as seed saving has been declining, the cost of seed has been rising. For example, in 1975 a bushel of soybean seed cost US$7.34. ...

Pathogens of Soybean Seeds, Bibliography

DE: SOYBEANS; PLANT-GENETICS; GERM-PLASM; ENHANCEMENT; TILLAGE; OILSEEDS; WATER- MANAGEMENT; SOIL-MANAGEMENT; CROP-PRODUCTION; SEED-PROTEINS; ...