This ‘fixed’ nitrogen is available to the plant to support growth,” he said. The soybean crop has a high requirement for nitrogen; the crop takes up nearly 5 pounds of nitrogen per bushel ...

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In addition to limiting oxygen to the growing soybean roots, flooding can cause root diseases to flourish, leach nitrogen from the soil and restrict the uptake of essential plant nutrients.

“Acid and alkaline soils give soybeans trouble.” For soybeans to produce their own nitrogen, rhizobia bacteria must be present in the soil. “Fields void of soybeans for two or more years ...

Recent studies have focused on various factors that influence soybean productivity, including sowing dates, nitrogen application rates, and cultivar selection. Understanding these elements can ...