Article
How fast do soybeans dry down during the preharvest time?
ISA Research Advance
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
9-19-2017
Abstract
Soybean fields are nearing maturing across Iowa with minimal delay compared to 2016 due to cool temperatures. However, soybean sensitivity to day length speeds up crop development towards physiological maturity. During this time, senescence is occurring and carbohydrates are being converted to oils. Soybean seed moisture changes very little and remains near 60 percent during the de-greening period. As the pods turn to mature color at the beginning of maturity stage (R7), seed dry matter accumulation is complete and seed moisture rapidly decreases.
Copyright Owner
Iowa Soybean Association On-Farm Network®
Copyright Date
2017
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Rafael A. Martinez-Feria, Sotirios Archontoulis and Mark Licht. "How fast do soybeans dry down during the preharvest time?" ISA Research Advance (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark-licht/84/
This article is published as Martinez-Feria, R., S. Archontoulis, and M. Licht. 2017. How fast do soybeans dry down during the preharvest time? ISA Research Advance, Iowa Soybean Association, Ankeny, IA. Posted with permission.