Research Notes: Interactions of cultural practices with insect-induced stress on soybeans

Abstract

<p>Numerous reports exist which characterize yield loss and defoliation relationships. Management guidelines and decisions regarding defoliating pests have been based largely upon findings from one or more of those studies . The use of such studies as decision-making criteria may be limited since most defoliation yield-related research has been conducted in the Midwest with varieties , growth habits and environmental conditions widely divergent from those found in other areas of production.</p>