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Foliar application of iron fertilizers to control iron deficiency chlorosis of soybean
A. Chatterjee; S. Lovas; H. Rasmussen; R.J. Goos
Original research article
Field experiment
Soybean
Iron
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year
2017
Country
United States
Abstract

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] production is significantly reduced by iron (Fe) deficiency chlorosis under calcareous soils of the Northern Great Plains. On-farm trials were conducted to evaluate the foliar applications of Fe fertilizer forms and addition of different adjuvants according to regreening of leaves and yield. Treated plots had improved visual chlorosis ratings and chlorophyll soil plant analysis development (SPAD) meter readings over the growing season than control, but differences were not significant (P0.05). Foliar application of Fe-EDDHA had the most consistent increase in yield over control of the Fe chelates, but no single adjuvant performed better than the others. Future research should focus on integrating other practices like cultivar selection and high seeding rate with foliar application to control Fe deficiency chlorosis.

Keywords

soybean; iron deficiency chlorosis; foliar iron; Fe-EDDHA; adjuvants; SPAD; yield

Outcomes reported
Soil properties
Physiological
Soil properties
Yield
Synthesis
Key insight
Across North Dakota Red River Valley sites, foliar iron sprays modestly improved soybean IDC regreening but did not significantly increase yield after deficiency symptoms appeared.
Limitations
Multi-site multi-year study compared different iron sources and adjuvants without a single standardized overall yield effect estimate.
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