Soybean Growth Stages
By Drs. Boyd Padgett & Trey Price, LSU AgCenter
Every year, soybean producers, consultants, extension agents and specialists make herbicide, insecticide, fungicide and defoliant applications based on a specific growth stage. Pesticide labels may recommend when or when not to apply a pesticide. Therefore, it is important that individuals make an accurate assessment of the growth stage prior to application of a pesticide to optimize efficacy and possibly prevent crop injury.