Is early always better? Assessing soybean planting date in Minnesota

Autores
Potter, Bruce; Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro; Naeve, Seth
Año de publicación
2025
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Planting date significantly impacts soybean (Glycine max L.) production in the Upper Midwest. Farmers often plant as early as possible, assuming higher risks and costs, to maximize yield potential. However, in drought-prone, low-productivity areas, the benefits of early planting, which are attributed to radiation utilization, could be offset by water stress. This study evaluated the effects of planting date and cultivar maturity on yield across environments with varying attainable productivity levels. Field experiments were conducted over 25 consecutive seasons (1999–2023) in Lamberton, Southwest MN, encompassing a broad range of productivity. An attainable productivity index that was strongly linked to precipitation availability was used to classify environments. In high-attainable productivity environments, early planting with full-season cultivars resulted in significant yield advantages, with delays reducing yield by up to 0.3% per day. Conversely, in low-productivity environments, planting delays until late May did not reduce yield and, in extreme cases, yielded positive responses. Across all the environments, planting beyond the end of May consistently led to steep yield declines above 1% per day, regardless of resource availability or maturity. These findings highlighted that early planting with full-season cultivars was optimal for high-productivity environments but provided no clear yield advantage in drought-prone, low-productivity environments, where the risks and costs may not be justified. The results could offer guidance for tailoring planting date within heterogeneous fields.
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Fil: Potter, Bruce. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fil: Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fil: Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Naeve, Seth L. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fuente
Agronomy Journal 117 (3) : e70076 (May-June 2025)
Materia
Soja
Glycine max
Fecha de Siembra
Madurez
Estrés de Sequía
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Soybeans
Sowing Date
Maturity
Drought Stress
Crop Yield
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Is early always better? Assessing soybean planting date in Minnesota
title Is early always better? Assessing soybean planting date in Minnesota
spellingShingle Is early always better? Assessing soybean planting date in Minnesota
Potter, Bruce
Soja
Glycine max
Fecha de Siembra
Madurez
Estrés de Sequía
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Soybeans
Sowing Date
Maturity
Drought Stress
Crop Yield
title_short Is early always better? Assessing soybean planting date in Minnesota
title_full Is early always better? Assessing soybean planting date in Minnesota
title_fullStr Is early always better? Assessing soybean planting date in Minnesota
title_full_unstemmed Is early always better? Assessing soybean planting date in Minnesota
title_sort Is early always better? Assessing soybean planting date in Minnesota
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Potter, Bruce
Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro
Naeve, Seth
author Potter, Bruce
author_facet Potter, Bruce
Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro
Naeve, Seth
author_role author
author2 Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro
Naeve, Seth
author2_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Soja
Glycine max
Fecha de Siembra
Madurez
Estrés de Sequía
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Soybeans
Sowing Date
Maturity
Drought Stress
Crop Yield
topic Soja
Glycine max
Fecha de Siembra
Madurez
Estrés de Sequía
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Soybeans
Sowing Date
Maturity
Drought Stress
Crop Yield
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Planting date significantly impacts soybean (Glycine max L.) production in the Upper Midwest. Farmers often plant as early as possible, assuming higher risks and costs, to maximize yield potential. However, in drought-prone, low-productivity areas, the benefits of early planting, which are attributed to radiation utilization, could be offset by water stress. This study evaluated the effects of planting date and cultivar maturity on yield across environments with varying attainable productivity levels. Field experiments were conducted over 25 consecutive seasons (1999–2023) in Lamberton, Southwest MN, encompassing a broad range of productivity. An attainable productivity index that was strongly linked to precipitation availability was used to classify environments. In high-attainable productivity environments, early planting with full-season cultivars resulted in significant yield advantages, with delays reducing yield by up to 0.3% per day. Conversely, in low-productivity environments, planting delays until late May did not reduce yield and, in extreme cases, yielded positive responses. Across all the environments, planting beyond the end of May consistently led to steep yield declines above 1% per day, regardless of resource availability or maturity. These findings highlighted that early planting with full-season cultivars was optimal for high-productivity environments but provided no clear yield advantage in drought-prone, low-productivity environments, where the risks and costs may not be justified. The results could offer guidance for tailoring planting date within heterogeneous fields.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Potter, Bruce. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fil: Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
Fil: Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Cerrudo, Aníbal Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Naeve, Seth L. University of Minnesota; Estados Unidos
description Planting date significantly impacts soybean (Glycine max L.) production in the Upper Midwest. Farmers often plant as early as possible, assuming higher risks and costs, to maximize yield potential. However, in drought-prone, low-productivity areas, the benefits of early planting, which are attributed to radiation utilization, could be offset by water stress. This study evaluated the effects of planting date and cultivar maturity on yield across environments with varying attainable productivity levels. Field experiments were conducted over 25 consecutive seasons (1999–2023) in Lamberton, Southwest MN, encompassing a broad range of productivity. An attainable productivity index that was strongly linked to precipitation availability was used to classify environments. In high-attainable productivity environments, early planting with full-season cultivars resulted in significant yield advantages, with delays reducing yield by up to 0.3% per day. Conversely, in low-productivity environments, planting delays until late May did not reduce yield and, in extreme cases, yielded positive responses. Across all the environments, planting beyond the end of May consistently led to steep yield declines above 1% per day, regardless of resource availability or maturity. These findings highlighted that early planting with full-season cultivars was optimal for high-productivity environments but provided no clear yield advantage in drought-prone, low-productivity environments, where the risks and costs may not be justified. The results could offer guidance for tailoring planting date within heterogeneous fields.
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