Effect of sowing dates on dry matter partioning, yield and economics of soybean varieties during kharif season

Abstract

The study was conducted during the kharif season of 2024 at the experimental farm of Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, V.N.M.K.V, Parbhani (M.S). The experimental design followed a split-plot arrangement, featuring 3 sowing dates (D1 - SMW 25, D2 - SMW 26, D3 - SMW 27) as the main plots and 4 different varieties (V1- JS 93-05, V2 - MAUS 612, V3 - MAUS 725, V4 - MAUS 731) as subplots, replicated three times. Study shows that sowing dates and varieties significantly affected the dry matter partioning, yield attributes and economics. The study showed that sowing date D2 (SMW 26) recorded maximum Dry matter partioning, seed yield and economics at all periodical intervals and at harvest and it was found at par with sowing date D1 (SMW 25) and variety V2 (MAUS 612) recorded maximum Dry matter partioning, seed yield, straw yield, biological yield and economics at all periodical intervals and at harvest and it found at par with variety V4 (MAUS 731).