Trial Type
Seeding Rate/ Varieties/ Row Spacing, High Yield
General Stats
Soil Stats
Methodology
Methodology:
Three strips were planted to 130,000 seeds/acre and compared to the farmer’s more standard seeding rate of 160,000 seeds/acre.
Results
Results:
The reduced seeding rate of 130k seeds/acre yielded slightly better on average than the 160K seeding rate in high yielding soybeans (>55 bu/A). However the yield increase was not significant at the 95% CI. These results show that lower seeding rates may save farmers costs in parts of their fields.
Refer to reports:
Brookings County, 2017, 160K vs. 200K Seeding Rate (High Yield Zone >55 bu/A)
Brookings County, 2017, 200K vs. 180K Seeding Rate (Medium Yield Zone 35-55 bu/A)
Acknowledgements:
Partial funding for this research project was provided by the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. The authors would also like to thank the soybean producers who participated in this project.
