Growth, yield and seed quality of the selected soybean (Glycine max L.) varieties under organic cultivation [manuscript]
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2019
Authors
Kastel May F. Peneyra
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This study on the growth, yield and seed quality of the selected soybean (Glycine max L.) varieties namely; CLSOY-1 (SJ-2), Black Soybean, Tiwala4 and Tiwala 6 under organic cultivation was conducted.
Results revealed significant differences on days to flowering and maturity, plant height, length of pod, number of pods per plant, number of filled and unfilled pods, weight of 100 seeds, weight of Class A & B seeds, computed yield/ha, seed shapes both length and width and percentage of Class A 7 B seeds, computed yield/ha, seed shapes both length & width and percentage of Class A & B. however, no significant variations were recorded on the number of seeds/pods and seed germination of Class A & B.
Generally, CLSOY-1 showed better performance under organic cultivation than the rest of the varieties evaluated. Black soybean with slightly inferior seed quality performance, has high percentage of Class B seeds, compared to the control which deserved consideration because of its known health benefits as strong antioxidant especially when grown under organic cultivation.