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
Mosaic Soybean Study
K. Mann, K. Cooper, L. Besemann and H. Eslinger
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: Hecla sandy loam; pH = 7.1; 2.2% organic matter; soil N was 30 lbs/acre; soil P and soil K were high; soil S was medium.
Previous crop: 2016 - field pea.
Seedbed preparation: Spring conventional tillage.
Hybrid: Pioneer P11T22R2.
Planting: May 15 in 30-inch rows.
Plots: Plots were 25 ft long by 10 ft (4 rows) wide. The study had four replications.
Fertilizer: Broadcast and incorporated treatments (see Table 1) May 15.
Irrigation: Overhead sprinkler irrigation as needed.
Pest control: Weed control:  Authority (19 oz/acre) May 19.  Disease control:  Endura (5.5 oz/acre) July 20.
Harvest: October 11 with a plot combine.  Harvest area was the center two rows, approximately 19 feet long.
Mosaic soybean study
Table 1.  Specific details associated with treatments within the Mosaic soybean study.
Entry No. Fertility Treatment Formulation
lb ai/acre
1 MOP 60
2 MAP 40
2 MOP 60
3 MAP 40
3 MOP 60
3 MAP 40
3 Aspire 10
4 MOP 60
4 DAP 40
5 MOP 60
5 Aspire 10
5 DAP 40
6 MOP 60
6 MES10 40
7 MOP 60
7 MESZ 40
8 Check  
     
Table 2.  Agronomic data for the Mosaic soybean study at the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2017.
Plant Yield
Treatment Moisture Lodge1 Test Wt. 2016 Population
% 0 to 9 lb/bu bu/ac plants/ac
MOP 12.0 3.0 57.4 76.8 87391
MOP + MAP 12.0 4.0 57.3 76.5 83308
MOP + MAP + Aspire 11.8 3.0 57.8 75.5 87936
MOP + DAP 12.0 3.0 57.6 77.1 81130
MOP + DAP + Aspire 12.2 4.0 57.3 74.7 91475
MOP + MES10 12.0 5.0 56.9 74.4 68607
MOP + MESZ 11.9 4.0 57.3 74.6 83580
Check 12.0 4.0 57.5 72.3 75685
           
Mean 12.0 3.8 57.4 75.2 82389
C.V. (%) 5.2 1.7 0.7 30.7 14.6
LSD 0.10 NS 0.2 0.5 1.3 14668
LSD 0.05 NS 0.3 0.6 1.6 17727
Planting date = May 15; Harvest date = October 10; Previous crop = Field pea
1Plant lodge: 0 = no lodging; 9 = plants lying flat.
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