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Row spacing study shows soybean benefits

Sep 15, 2024
Sep 15, 2024

Narrow row spacing holds the potential to help suppress weeds and increase crop yield.
Photo courtesy University of Nebraska

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Mandeep Singh and Amit Jhala with University of Nebraska, Resham Thapa, Tennessee State University, Navdeep Singh, Punjab Agricultural University, Steven B. Mirsky, USDA ARS, and Bharat S. Acharya, Rodale Institute, for the University of Nebraska Crop Watch website Aug. 29.

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