RESEARCH PAPERS

Soybean Inoculation; its Science, Use and Performance
By Dr. Jim Beuerlein, The Ohio State University

The soybean is a legume who’s seeds generally contains 37% to 45% protein by weight. Depending on the protein content, a bushel of soybeans will contain between three and four pounds of nitrogen. The production of a 60-bushel per acre crop requires in excess of 300 pounds of nitrogen. Read the whole paper...

Ohio State University – Crop Observation and Recommendation Network
C.O.R.N. Newsletter
Soybean Inoculation Pays - Jim Beuerlein

Twelve years of evaluating soybean inoculation products consisting of 70 field trials and over 9000 research plots indicate that inoculating soybeans is a very profitable practice in Ohio. Read the whole paper...

Soybean Seed Applied Inoculation
Kurt Thelen, and Terry Schulz, Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University

Nitrogen fixation is a result of the symbiotic relationship of Rhizobia bacteria and soybean plants. These bacteria fix atmospheric N2 into the NH4 form which is useful to the plant. Read the whole paper...