Cultivation when foliage is wet should be avoided to reduce disease spread. Home tags soybean farming basics soybean farming business plan. It can be made into many different types of food including milk, flour and curd. A lot of controversy over the years has misled many about the history of soybean.
Information about soybean crop cultivation such as climate, sowing, method of sowing, seed treatment, spacing, etc. Several diseases, including phytophthora root and stem rot, pod and stem blight, frogeye leaf spot, brown spot, downy mildew, cercopsora leaf blight and purple seed stain, and sclerotinia stem rot white mold, are known to affect soybeans in new york. Continued soybean yield improvements, especially in production systems with marginal fertility management, necessitate a greater understanding of soybeans seasonlong nutritional needs. In a recent study in the red river valley of north dakota 9, the average yield increase of inoculated soybeans, or soybeans in fields with a recent history of soybean cultivation, with an application of 50 pounds per acre of fertilizer n was 1. C449 soybean production handbook ksre bookstore kansas. Uganda, nigeria, and ghana have released variety adoption levels of 97%, 96%, and 94%, respectively, of the total area allocated to soybean production in 2010 16. Soybean has come to be recognized as one of the premier agricultural crops today for various reasons. The crop requires about 6065 cm annual rainfall drought at flowering or just before flowering results in flower and pod drops, while rains during maturity impairs the grain quality of soyabean. Soybean is also called glycine max, its among the species of legume and widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses. Soybean, glycine max, is an herbaceous annual plant in the family fabaceae grown for its edible seeds. To alleviate moisture stress spray of either kaolin 3% or liquid paraffin at 1% on the foliage.
More information in this regard is available on the protein research foundation webpage. As a coolseason crop, soybean seeds require soil temperatures between 55 and. In nigeria, it grows majorly in the middle belt accounting for 6575% of the production in nigeria. As a coolseason crop, soybean seeds require soil temperatures between 55 and 60 degrees to germinate. The soybean, its history, and its opportunities soybeans. A second important characteristic of soybean that has important implications for crop management is that it is a shortday plant.
Plants can be grown at ambient temperatures between 15 and 27c 6080f although temperature below 21c 69. United states agriculture world agricultural production. The leaves possess three individual leaflets which are oval or lancelike in shape, growing to a length of 310 cm 1. Nigerian soybean soyabean cultivation and the producing states nigeria is the largest producer of soybean in west africa, and its major producing states are kaduna, niger, kebbi, nasarawa, kwara, oyo, jigawa, taraba, borno, benue, bauchi, lagos, sokoto, plateau, zamfara and abuja fct. It is important to keep moisture adequate, but not excessive, even in the late stages of soybean development because seed size and weight continues to increase.
Soybean varieties can either be determinate or indeterminate. Do not overwater newly planted beans, otherwise they may crack. Soyabean crop cultivation guide soybean cultivation. Currently, tikolore is the only promiscuous soybean variety released for cultivation in malawi. Plants require air temperatures of at least 68 degrees during the summer, about 25 inches of water and about five months from germination to harvest. Nutrient uptake, partitioning, and remobilization in. The soybean or soya bean glycine max is a species of legume native to east asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu and tofu skin are made. The soybean, originated in china, where it was domesticated at least by the 11th century, b. Soybean stacked event hb4 x gts 4032 with salt tolerance and glyphosate tolerance were approved in biotech crop annual updates soybeans argentina for food, processing, and cultivation. These critical values differ among maturity groups mgs. The good progress made in jharkhand has given greater hope of expanding vegetable soybean production and consumption across india, particularly in the major grain soybean growing states. Page 4 organic soybean production weed, insect, and disease pest management reasonable control of weeds must be maintained to ensure profitable soybean yields.
Soybean requires well drained and fertile loamy soils with a ph range between 6. Soybean crop is seen to be useful for the sustainability of the major cereal based cropping systems in the world. Soybean nutrition requirements encyclopedia article nutrient deficiencies in soybean are rare and current recommendations in iowa are to apply additional nutrients only if soil tests indicate that a specific nutrient is at a low concentration or if deficiencies are identified in the field. Soybean monitor soybean sowing progress and crop condition in india, soybean is predominantly grown as a rainfed crop covering the states of madhya pradesh, maharashtra and rajasthan. The seeds also contain 1822% edible oil and fulfil the demand of food.
Oil extracted from soybean contain small amount of saturated fat. Basic agronomic requirements for soybean production soybeans have adapted to diverse environments around the globe, from argentina to canada to china to australia. Soybean diseases can be a significant economic factor in arkansas. The project has been able to enhance the productivity of soybean by a distributing certified varieties of high yielding varieties of soybean such as ds 228 and maus 71 which gave incremental yield of 2030%. Soybean has very deep roots that can find water deep underground.
In punjab, it plays an important role in crop diversification. Soybean has a vast potential as spring zaid rabi and autumn kharif crop cultivation. Farmers guide to soybean production in northern nigeria. Soybeans represent a recent and powerful threat to tropical biodiversity in brazil. In 2005, hymowitz and shurtleff published a very nice article in crop science 45. Patterns of nutrient uptake, partitioning, and remobilization. History, current status, and prospects of soybean production. In brief, soybean is a major source of vegetable oil, protein and animal feed. Soybean diseases arkansas soybean handbook chapter 11 mp197. Bt genes targeting several different types of lepidopteran or coleopteran pests table 1 and ht genes to confer tolerance to a few herbicides have been effectively used in. The crop can be successfully grown in many states in nigeria using low agricultural input. Growing soybean crop production grains and other crops. Extreme variation in rainfall both in time and space acts as a major impediment in successful cultivation of.
Soybean farming information detailed guide agri farming. Soybean is annual oilseed crop of family leguminosae and mainly grown for edible seeds. Update of soybean life cycle analysis quantis new earth ageco page iv august 2016 methodology the functional units for this study are the following. The bacterium is spread from infected tissue by windblown rain and during cultivation or spray. Climatesoyabean needs about 15 to 320c temperature for germination but for rapid growth the crop needs higher temperature. Soybean cultivation as a threat to the environment in brazil. Nutrient deficiencies in soybean are rare and current recommendations in iowa are to apply additional nutrients only if soil tests indicate that a specific nutrient is at a low concentration or if deficiencies are identified in the field. Nigerian soybean soyabean cultivation and the producing states. In some regions of asia, soybean crop sales represents between 30 percent and 60 percent of the average cash income, which is used to buy material inputs for the next crop rice cultivation, lancon 1997. Saline soils and sodic inhibit germination of soybean seeds. Deficiencies are rare even though the soybean plant requires more nitrogen than. The bushy, green soybean plant is a legume related to peas, groundnuts peanuts and alfalfa. Soybean nutrition requirements integrated crop management.
From 1992 to 1997, the annual average world soybean production was about 125. Soybean cultivation in nigeria has expanded as a result of its nutritive and economic importance and diverse domestic usage. Soybean cultivation is one of the distinct features of project. Soybean, with over 40 percent protein and 20 percent oil, has now been recognized all over the world as a potential supplementary source of edible oil and nutritious. Apple ber cultivation income, profit, project report, yield. Developing effective strategies to contain and minimize the environmental impact of soybean cultivation requires understanding of both the forces that drive the soybean advance and the many ways that soybeans and their associated infrastructure catalyse destructive processes. Water the beans once theyve been planted, but only until the soil is moist. Soybean plants interact with bacteria in the soil to grow better. The who, when, where, and how soybean was domesticated in china and disseminated throughout the world is a fascinating story. Sep, 2017 soybean has a vast potential as spring zaid rabi and autumn kharif crop cultivation. Farmers were asked to report the average field yield for a number of fields planted with soybean. These discoveries provide a novel point of comparison on the evolutionary bases of important agronomic traits among different crop species. Soybean is one of the most important crops in malawi. Soybean called as golden beans is belongs to legume family.
Soybeans are grown from seed planted in rows in the field and can grow well on a wide variety of soils and climates. Plant the beans in rows that are about 30 inches 76 cm apart. Soybean diseases arkansas soybean handbook chapter. Soybean cultivation as a threat to the environment in. It can be grown year round in most parts of the tropics. Requested data also included field location, crop management e. Basic requirements soybean is a shortday plant, requiring hot weather for optimum production. However, low productivity of the crop remains a major problem of soybean cultivation, necessitating the need to ascertain the problems faced. At the time of sowing one deep ploughing two harrowings should be given tomaintain optimum moisture at sowing. Benchmarking soybean production systems in the north. Cropping system, legume, nutrition, vegetable soybean jharkhand is located in the eastern plateau and hill region of india agro. The crop should not suffer due to water stress from flowering to maturity. Area, production and yield of soybean in india international soybean scenario globally, area under soybean cultivation is around 121 million hectares and five major producing countries usa, brazil, argentina, india and china account for more than 85% of global soybean area and 88.
Soyabean crop cultivation guide soybean cultivation indiaagronet. Nigerian soybean soyabean cultivation and the producing. Water logging damages the crop, so it is mandatory to have good soil drainage in rainy season. Adoption of released soybean varieties is high in ssa 16,17,24, largely because soybean itself is a new crop and its cultivation is made possible through improved varieties. Soybean irrigation and water use total soybean water use in missouri ranges from 15 25 inches depending on maturity group, planting date, weather, and location.
The soybean plant description bureau of plant industry. It is a versatile grain legume because it has a variety of uses. Considerable guidance on nonchemical weed control can be found in the attra publication principles of sustainable weed management, available on request. Soybean is an excellent crop to raise on your farm soybean is very nutritious and is a good substitute for meat. The soybean plant is usually an erect bush with woody stems and alternately arranged leaves. The origin of soybean domestication soybeanglycinemaxl. Lesions develop on cotyledons from infected seed and can spread to cause secondary infection on leaves. Little is known, however, about the incidence, severity, or yield effects of diseases in the. Soybean diseases and pests, description, uses, propagation. The soybean glycine max is an irrigated summer growing oilseed crop whose grain in australia has traditionally been used for oil extraction and the meal used in the stockfeed industries. Soybean cultivation share with your agri friends the soybean glycine max is an irrigated summer growing oilseed crop whose grain in australia has traditionally been used for oil extraction and the meal used in the stockfeed industries. Prepare the land to get fine tilth and form beds and channels. The soybean plant description soybean glycine max l. The value of the soybean yield increase did not pay for the n fertilizer applied.
Soybean as a crop is cultiv ated over a v ast area throughout the globe and its history has been discussed well by various researchers hymowitz 1970. Soybean is a common kharif crop cultivation in india first rains in july, during the southwest monsoon season. More recently soybeans have become a popular culinary grain used in the making of asian foodstuffs such as milk and tofu. Merrill or soya bean is a legume crop belonging to the family leguminosae or fabaceae and subfamily papilionaceae. Fermented soy foods include soy sauce, fermented bean paste, natto, and tempeh. The miracle crop soybeans are often called the miracle crop. Fertilizing prior to soybean production is not a common practice in iowa. They are the worlds foremost provider of vegetable protein and oil. Fus environmental social same value of 1kg translated to us dollars 2002 a 1 kg output fresh soybeans, dried to 12% moisture, ready to be shipped from the farm, unpackaged, at farm. Production of soybean in india at the present time is restricted mainly to. Fatfree defatted soybean meal is a significant and. This section describes crop preparation for harvesting including cultural practices, diseases and pests associated to soybean cultivation. Soybean has an average protein content of 40% and is more. Soybean is rich in protein, vegetable oil and essential minerals.
Owing to this, cultivation acreage of the biotech versions of cotton, soybean, canola, and corn share significant portions of global planting area of each crop figure 4. Soybean irrigation and water use university of missouri. Australia and victoria are net importers of soybeans with the majority. Its earliest documented cultivation in the western hemisphere was in the colony of north carolina, before the american revolution. The cultivation of soybean requires a particular type of climate and soil. The pathogen enters the plant through stomata or wounds. Nutrient uptake, partitioning, and remobilization in modern. It wasnt until 1893 that soybeans were introduced into ontario as. Having 53% global production share of all oilseed crops, soybean finds an important place in most of the agricultural production systems of major countries including usa, china, brazil, argentina.