Soybean producers surveying their fields may see green leaves and no problems. But an invisible enemy may be concealed in the plants — “hidden hunger.”
Soybean producers surveying their fields may see green leaves and no problems. But an invisible enemy may be concealed in the plants – “hidden hunger.”
Soybean producers surveying their fields may see green leaves and no problems. But an invisible enemy may be concealed in the plants "hidden hunger."Hidden hunger describes plants that look healthy but are experiencing a nutrient deficiency that could harm yield, said Trent Roberts, professor and the Endowed Chair in Soil Fertility Research for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station.
Efficient and profitable farming depends on accurate soil testing, but fertilizer recommendations for the same batch of soil differ across the nation. A coordinated effort from researchers across the United States seeks to solve that problem.
Linda Martin grew up at Watson, just seven miles from the Rohwer Research Station, and worked there as a high school student when she was 16. Now she s the resident director at the research facility in Desha County.