Shawn P. Sconley

Diagnostics: Three reminders as soybeans enter reproductive growth stage

As we enter the soybean reproductive growth phase there are a few things to keep in mind. The first is that soybeans will produce flowers for around 3 to 5 weeks, depending upon planting date and environment. During that time soybean will abort anywhere from 20% to 80% of the flowers that they produce. Generally it is the first and last flush of flowers produced that are most likely to be aborted. Next, the timing window for glyphosate applications in our early planted soybean is quickly closing. Glyphosate labels indicate that applications can be made through R2 or full [...]

By |July 1, 2014|
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