Soybean
Expensive soy – these are the alternatives for feeding pigs
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Sowing time for soybean
Rapid germination and emergence needs warm soils Soybean is a warm-season legume. It is similar to sunflower, maize or sorghum in its response to temperature. Soybean seedlings and young plants are particularly vulnerable to cool conditions. Laboratory studies...
Painted lady in soybean production
Mechanical weed control in soybean
Demonstration of mechanical weeding machines
On-farm soybean processing – Toasting soy for pig fattening
Biological nitrogen fixation in legumes
Legumes are the most important hosts of biological nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems, especially agricultural ecosystems. Nitrogen fixed by legumes is an alternative to synthetically-fixed nitrogen in fertilisers. Because of BNF, introducing legumes...
Inter-row cultivation in soybean
Outcome Inter-row cultivation suppresses weeds between rows and loosens the soil surface. This improves soil aeration, reduces water evaporation, and breaks soil crusts. This has a positive effect on the microorganisms, as well as on the number and activity of...
Inoculation of soybean seed
Outcome If properly inoculated, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in soy can fully cover the nitrogen fertiliser needs of the crop. Inoculation typically increases the grain yield and the protein concentration by 40 – 60%. This treatment costs in Central...
Best Practice Manual for soybean cultivation
Threshing soybean properly
Soybean in the course of a year
