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Effect of Soil Insecticides on Emergence, Growth, Yield and Chemical Composition of Soybeans 1
Author(s) -
Probst A. H.,
Everly Ray T.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1957.00021962004900070012x
Subject(s) - agronomy , yield (engineering) , biology , composition (language) , linguistics , philosophy , materials science , metallurgy
Synopsis Of ten insecticides studied, only BHC and DDT at high rates caused deleterious effects on soybean emergence. High rates of BHC caused significant reductions in yield. There were no noticeable effects on height, lodging, seed quality, maturity, protein content, or iodine number of the oil. There was very little effect on oil content. Soybeans can be planted safely following crops where soil insecticides have been used, since the dosages used in these tests were much greater than present recommendations for the control of soil insects.