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Evaluating Pod Development & Seed Fill
September 24, 2019
It’s important to always know or have a close idea of where your soybeans are in their growth stage. This information is important not only when making fungicide applications, but also to evaluate the potential risk of threats that could be associated with the current and rest of a growing season. In 2019 several bean fields are slow to advance into the R7-R8 stages, which means there’s a large percentage of yield that is yet to be made and retained.

Evaluating Pod Counts - What to Look For:
- Remove all the pods from the plant
- Separate the pods based off 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 beans per pod
- Count how many pods were aborted
- Record information to compare field to field and season to season

2018 soybean season.
After taking a look at the plant’s pod counts, one can determine the quality of life an individual bean plant has had. This information can provide insight into potential yield, which varieties can withstand stress and how well one’s management practices are working. Yes, it’s always important to see a yield bump from trying a new practice, but it’s even more important to understand how and why, so it can be replicated for years to come.
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