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Why many fungicide-treated soybean seeds may boost harvests but not farm profits

Many soybean farmers use seeds treated with fungicides to ward off disease, but the profits from these increased yields might not offset the cost of the treatment in most cases, according to a study published in Scientific Reports by researchers at Penn State.

Why many fungicide-treated soybean seeds may boost harvests but not farm profits
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Many soybean farmers use seeds treated with fungicides to ward off disease, but the profits from these increased yields might not offset the cost of the treatment in most cases, according to a study published in Scientific Reports by researchers at Penn State.

Originally published at Phys.org

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