Effects from the 2012 drought may carry important implications for 2013 management decisions.  The extreme heat and dryness of the 2012 season may have stressed populations of Bradyrhizobium japonicum in the soil according to university experts Jim Beuerlein and Harold Watters CPAg/CCA, Ohio State University.  B. japonicum are bacteria living in the soil that form a symbiotic (mutually beneficial) relationship with soybean roots.

Technical Bulletin #170 explores this relationship and explains why inoculating soybeans may be desired when planting soybeans in 2013.

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