Effect of Row Spacing and Cultivar on the Growth and Seed Yield of Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merrill) in Kharif-II Season

Authors

  • MM Rahman Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • MM Rahman Willes Little Flower School and College, Dhaka,
  • MM Hossain Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/agric.v11i1.15239

Keywords:

Soybean, cultivar, row spacing, growth, seed yield, kharif-II season

Abstract

An experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during Kharif-II season 2005 to investigate the effect of row spacing and cultivars on the growth and yield of soybean. Three soybean cultivars: (1) Bangladesh Soybean -4 (G- 2), (2) BARI soybean -5 (BS-5) and (3) Shohag (PB-1) and four row spacings, (1) 20 cm, (2) 30 cm, (3) 40 cm and (4) 50 cm were used in the experiment in a split-plot design with row spacing in the main plot and cultivars in the sub-plot. Seeds were sown on 26 July 2005 at specified rows maintaining 5 cm plant to plant distance. The highest seed yield was obtained from 20 cm spacing and yield decreased with increased spacing irrespective of cultivars. Among cultivars the highest yield was given by cultivar BS-5 which was followed by PB-1. It was concluded that the soybean cultivars BS-5 and PB-1 could be selected for sowing in Kharif-II season and should be planted at 20 cm apart rows for achieving higher yield.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/agric.v11i1.15239

The Agriculturists 2013; 11(1) 33-38

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2013-06-10

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Rahman, M., Rahman, M., & Hossain, M. (2013). Effect of Row Spacing and Cultivar on the Growth and Seed Yield of Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merrill) in Kharif-II Season. The Agriculturists, 11(1), 33–38. https://doi.org/10.3329/agric.v11i1.15239

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