Iowa Soybean Research Center

in collaboration with the Iowa Soybean Association

ISRC Staff Help with Spring Research Plot Planting

July 19, 2023
ISRC Coordinator Jill Cornelis
Center Coordinator Jill Cornelis opens packets of seeds to be dropped into the planter. 

In mid May, ISRC staff participated in the planting process for the Tylka Nematology Research Program’s SCN soybean variety trials northwest of Ames. This was the first time ISRC staff experienced soybean planting and soil sampling first-hand. Soil samples will be collected from the research plots again in the fall after harvest.

Results from the variety trials, which are funded by the Iowa Soybean Association, are published each January in Iowa Farmer Today and can be found on the ISU Extension Publications website.

Tylka research team in the field.
Left foreground, Jacob Rasmussen, a research scientist in the Tylka lab, collects soil samples that will be used to determine SCN egg numbers at planting. Right, the Tylka lab crew prepares to plant a research experiment on a farm northwest of Ames.