The Effect of Sowing Windows on Seed Quality and Physical Seed Parameters of Summer Soybean

Author: Prem Shanker Gochar, R.P. Andhale, Rekha Gurjar, S.K. Surendra and Lalchand Kumawat

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted on soybean during summer 2022 at PGI-Research Farm, MPKV, Rahuri. Four sowing dates (3rd January, 17th January, 31st January and 14th February) and four varieties (Js-9305, KDS-726, KDS-753, and KDS-992) replicated three times were used in the split plot design of the experiment. The findings showed that, among all the sowing windows, sowing during 3rd MW recorded higher seed quality and physical seed parameters viz., Protein content (40.33 %), oil content (19.71 %), germination percentage (92.81 %), seed moisture content (9.75 %) and seed vigour index-I, II (2416 and 87.81, respectively) over the rest of sowing windows and among, all the soybean varieties, Phule Durva recorded higher seed quality and physical seed parameters viz., Protein content (40.01 %), oil content ( 19.13 %), germination percentage (92.28 %), seed moisture content (9.77 %) and seed vigour index-I, II (2407 and 87.52, respectively)

Keywords

Seed quality, Germination %, Moisture %, Summer, Soybean

Conclusion

The study revealed that among the sowing windows summer soybean crop sown on 17th January (3rd MW) was found to be superior with respect to seed quality and physical seed quality. Based on the study, it can be adjudged that the soybean variety Phule Durva (KDS-992) was most promising variety with respect to seed quality and physical seed quality

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Prem Shanker Gochar, R.P. Andhale, Rekha Gurjar, S.K. Surendra and Lalchand Kumawat (2024). The Effect of Sowing Windows on Seed Quality and Physical Seed Parameters of Summer Soybean. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(10): 08-11