Soybean is a leguminous plant with scientific name Glycine max. It is a self-pollinating plant domesticated in China 7000 BC. Soybean is an economically important crop as it contains 20% oil and 40% protein. It is used for edible oil, animal feed, and fuel. Soybean grows best in tropical and temperate zones with temperatures around 15-20°C and high rainfall. It is planted between July-August, harvested 92-120 days later, and threshed after drying. Varieties grown in Pakistan include AARI and Faisal soybeans.

2. Soybean
Submitted to: Dr. Muhammad Usman Bashir
Submitted by: Misbah Mursaleen
Roll No. F21BAGRI1M01005
Section:4th (A)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

3. English Name
Soybean

4. Local Name
Soyabean

5. Scientific Name
Glycine max

6. Family
Leguminous

7. Root Type
Deep Root

8. Chromosome
2n=40

9. Pollination Type
Self Pollination

10. Origin
Domesticated in China in 7000 BC

11. Economic importance
Contains 20% oil content and 40% protein
Contain 18-22% edible oil.

12. Uses
• Edible oil
• Animal Feed
• Fuel

13. Climate Requirement
• Tropical and temperate zone.
• 15-20 C
• Greater rainfall

14. Soil Type
• Loamy soil
• Well aerated

15. Sowing Time
• 15 July – 10 August

16. Sowing Method
• Hand sowing

17. • Use of planter

18. • Ridge and Furrow sowing

19. Plant Population
• 1 Lac 30,000 - 50,000

20. Varieties
• AARI Soybean
• Faisal Soybean

21. Seed Rate
• 12-15 kg/acre

22. Seed Treatment
• Thiophanate methyl
• 2g /kg of seed

23. Land Preparation
• Ploughing
• Planking

24. Ploughing
• 2-3 times

25. Planking
• 2 times

26. Row to Row Distance
• 45 cm

27. Plant to Plant Distance
• 3-4 inch

28. Irrigation
• 3-4 irrigation
• At flowering ,pod filling, seed development
• After 8-10 days

29. Fertilizer
• SOP 1bag/acre
• DAP 1bag/acre
• Urea 1bag/acre

30. Insects and their Control

31. Grasshopper
• Delta methrin spray

32. White fly
• Asitameprid spray

33. Aphid
• Imidacloprid spray

34. Army worm
• Cyper methrin spray

35. Diseases and their Control

36. Root decomposition
• Diaphinopthrin spray
• Brown spots on root.

37. Yellow mosaic
• Yellow and molded leaves.
• Asta mepar spray

38. Akhira
• Thaiophinate methyl treatment

39. Harvesting
• 92 – 120 days after sowing
• 90-95% pods turns

40. Threshing
• Dry for 4-5 days and thresh

41. Yield
• AARI 23 Mon/acre
• Faisal 20 Mon/ acre

42. Storage
• Aerate stored soybean
• Keep the temperature as cool as possible