To evaluate a recently released USDA soybean inoculant.
| Cooperator: | Dennis Baker |
| County of Site: | Darke |
| Nearest Town: | Greenville |
| Major Soil Type: | Miami |
| Drainage: | Subsurface |
| Irrigation: | No |
| Tillage: | No-till |
| Previous Crop: | Corn |
| Soil Test: | pH 7.3 P 30 K 148 |
| Fertilizer Applied: | 100# 0-46-0, 125# 0-0-60 |
| Herbicides: | 1qt. Roundup, 1/2 oz. Synchrony, Select, oil, 28% N |
| Plant Population: | 175,000 plants/A |
| Variety: | Pioneer 9364 |
| Planting Date: | May 17, 1997 |
| Harvest Date: | Oct. 6, 1997 |
This was a plot done in cooperation with Bird Seed Co. to test USDA soybean innoculant. The plot was replicated four times in 30' x 1200' side-by-side strips.
| USDA Inoculant | 42.88 bu./A |
| No Inoculant | 41.98 bu./A |
Treatment averages were not significantly different at the 0.05 (lsd 4.93 bu/A) and 0.20 (lsd 2.54 bu/A) probability levels. Coefficient of variation equaled 11.3%
Submitted by:
Dennis Baker
Ohio State University Extension - Darke County
700 Wayne St.
Greenville, OH 45331
937-548-5215
baker.5@osu.edu