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Soybean plot planted
By David G. Hallauer
County Extension Agent, Agriculture
The Jefferson County Demonstration Soybean Plot was planted on the Elvin Domann farm on May 9. The plot is comprised of 32 numbers ranging in maturity from a 3.5 to a 4.4. The check variety is Hamon 3504.
Each strip is six 20" rows wide and approximately 300 feet in length. The center of each check strips is marked with a numbered flag.
The plot was no-till planted at 180,000 seeds per acre population in to 2004 corn residue. Glyphosate will be the only herbicide applied to the field.
The plot varieties (listed in order of planting from south to north and excluding check varieties) are as follows, with maturity groupings in parentheses: Midwest Seed Genetics GR 4154 (4.1); L G Seeds 3855 RR (3.8); Asgrow 4404 (4.4); Pioneer 93M92 (3.5); Syngenta NKS42-P7 (4.2); Croplan Genetics 4444 (4.4); Stauffer 4410 NR (4.1); Prairie Brand 3785 NRR (3.7); Midland 9A432 NRS (4.3); Crows 3817 R (3.8); Lewis 3995 (3.7); Renze 4695 (4.0); Taylor 398 (3.9); Stine 4102-4 (4.1); DynaGro 32C38 (3.8); Croplan Genetics RT 3555 (3.5); Stauffer 4390 NR (3.7); Asgrow 3906 (3.9); Hamon 4604 (4.6); Syngenta NK S39-K6 (3.9); DynaGro 33A37 (3.7); Lewis Hybrids 3716 (NA); Taylor 353 (3.5); Midland 9A373 NRR (3.7); Crows 3518 R (3.5); L G Seeds 37 RR (3.7); Midland 3832 (3.8); Pioneer 93M50 (3.5); Hamon3504 (3.5); Stine 3932-4 (3.9); Renze 3835 (3.0); Prairie Brand 3894 NRR (3.8).
The plot outline, as well as those for the two corn plots (Winchester and Grantville) are available on the Jefferson County Extension Web page at www.oznet.ksu.edu/jefferson. Select the Publications link and choose the 2005 plot outline of your choice.
Special thanks to Elvin Domann and Alex Noll for assistance planting the plot and to Hamon Seed Farms for supplying the check variety.
Cross pollination in the garden?
About once each fall, an inquiry arises regarding why some particular plant didn't bear or what the fruit it bore didn't turn out quite like the gardener thought it should. One reason that most always is suggested is a crossing of two garden plants. More than likely, this isn't the case.
In general, garden crops do not cross with each other for two important reasons. First, crossing can only occur between plants of the same chromosome number, which is usually between plants of the same genus and species. Therefore, cucumbers and muskmelons will not cross with each other, watermelons and muskmelons will not cross, and tomatoes and peppers will not cross, because all are of different genera and/or species.
As with any "rule of thumb", though, there are exceptions, in this case with pumpkins and squash. Some species of pumpkins and squash are actually in the same species and some are not, so crossing is technically possible. If any crossing does occur, however, the fruit on this season's growth is not affected. Only by planting the seed from this year's crop and growing it next year would you see the impact of any crossing that occurred (likely mutations and oddities). Many of these are not stable and may never be seen again.
So plant away without worrying about whether something will cross with something else nearby. Chances are it won't!
Date: 5/26/05
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