Oakes Irrigation Research Site
         Carrington Research Extension Center * North Dakota State University
 P.O. Box 531, Oakes, ND 58474-0531, Phone: (701) 742-2744, FAX: (701) 742-2700, E-mail:  Kelly.c.Cooper@ndsu.edu
Soybean Variety Trial
K. Cooper, L. Besemann and H. Eslinger
        Three soybean variety trials were conducted at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site; a Roundup Ready@ trial, a Liberty Link trial and Conventional Soybean.  Results for the Roundup Ready trial are listed in Table 1.  Results for the Liberty Link trial are listed in Table 2.  Results for the Conventional trial are listed in Table 3.  There were thirty-seven varieties in the Roundup Ready trial, eleven varieties in the Liberty Link trial and eight varieties in the Conventional trial.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: Embden loam and Egeland loam; pH = 6.8; 1.9% organic matter; soil N 31 lbs/acre; soil P and soil K were very high; soil S was medium. 
Previous crop: 2015 – spring wheat.
Seedbed preparation: Spring conventional tillage.
Planting: Planted May 17 in 30-inch rows.  
Plots: Plots were 25 ft long by 5 ft (2 rows) wide.  The study had four replications.
Fertilizer: Broadcast 19 lbs N/acre, 50 lbs P2O5/acre, 45 lbs K2O/acre and 10 lbs S/acre as 9‑24‑21-5 April 20.
Irrigation: Overhead sprinkler irrigation as needed.
Pest control: All trials received the same treatments.  Weed control: Spartan Elite (22 oz/acre) May 19, Select Max (12 oz/acre) + NIS ( 1pt/100gal) June 13. Disease control: Endura (5.5 oz/acre) July 15.
Harvest: October 1 with a plot combine.
RESULTS
         Yields in the Roundup Ready trial averaged 77.9 bu/acre.  Yields in the Liberty Link trial averaged 74.4 bu/acre.
Table 2. Soybean variety trial (Liberty Link) at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2016. 
Seed Yield
Mat Days to Plant Plant Seeds/ Seed Test 2-yr.
Brand Variety Group1 PM Mat.  Ht. Lodge2 Pound Oil Protein Wt 2016 Ave.
inch 0 to 9 % % lb/bu  
Credenz 525 0.5 120.0 22.0 3.8 2309 19.1 34.6 56.7 57.6 66.1
Credenz 601   120.0 25.0 4.0 2203 18.4 33.0 57.0 52.7 --
Credenz 1201   127.5 24.8 8.3 2179 18.3 34.4 57.0 56.4 --
Credenz 1332 1.3 125.3 23.0 6.0 2289 17.7 34.6 56.6 55.0 69.1
NuTech 2086L 0.8 124.5 27.8 5.5 2491 18.5 34.3 55.8 48.3 61.0
NuTech 3115L 1.1 127.3 24.3 7.0 2187 18.3 34.5 57.2 61.7 --
Rob-See-Co RS0828-LL 0.8 123.5 26.5 3.3 2472 18.5 34.6 55.9 50.3 --
Rob-See-Co RS1231-LL 1.2 126.5 24.5 7.5 2193 18.5 34.2 56.8 59.0 --
Rob-See-Co RS1452-LL 1.4 129.0 27.0 7.0 2071 18.3 33.5 56.7 66.0 --
Thunder 5411LLN 1.1 123.0 22.3 5.8 2430 19.3 34.0 55.9 50.4 62.0
Thunder 5615LLN 1.5 128.5 27.3 7.5 2723 18.6 33.2 56.4 51.6 --
                       
Mean 125.0 25.0 6.0 2322 18.5 34.1 56.5 55.4 --
C.V (%) 0.5 10.6 20.4 2.4 0.7 0.7 1.1 5.1 --
LSD 0.10 0.70 3.2 1.5 67.9 0.2 0.3 0.7 3.4 --
  LSD 0.05   0.9 3.8 1.8 81.7 0.2 0.4 0.9 4.1 --
Planting Date = May 17; Harvest Date = October 1; Previous Crop = spring wheat
1Maturity group based on data provided by seed company.
Table 1.  Roundup Ready@ soybean Table 2.  Liberty Link soybean Table 3.  Conventional soybean
Oakes Irrigation Research Site
Variety trials Crop index Home page Report 2016