Soybean management for increased production: effects of plant population density and planting method
2005
Dapaah, H.K., Crops Research Institute, Po. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana | Ennin, S.A., Crops Research Institute, Po. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana | Asafu- Agyei, J.N., Crops Research Institute, Po. Box 3785, Kumasi, Ghana
Field experiments were conducted at three locations in 1992 and 1993 to determine the influence of plant population and planting method on yield and yield components of soybean and investigate the possibility of hill planting soybean. The population densities were 22.2 plants/m2 (45 cm row), 26.7 plants/m2 (75 cm row), 33.3 plants/m2 (60 cm row), and 44.4 plant/m2 (45 cm row). Planting methods consisted of hill planting in single rows, hill planting in paired or twin rows, and drill in single rows. Narrow row spacings of 45 cm or 60 cm resulted in higher soybean grain yields. Optimum population densities were between 33.3 and 44.4 plants/m2_ Hill planting of soybean in paired or single rows yielded higher than drilling, with the paired row planting a practical alternative to drilling of soybean. The number of pods and branches per plant tended to decrease with reduced row width
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