Soyabean farming in Maharashtra

Soybean (Glycine max) is a versatile legume that is widely cultivated for its edible beans and various industrial uses. It is one of the most important oilseed crops in the world and has a range of applications in food, feed, and industrial products.

Here is some important information about Soyabean farming in Maharashtra, India.

• Plantation is generally done in the month of June
• Temperature should be between 25 to 30 degree
• Soil pH should be around 7.5-8 and soil must be Well drained
• Popular Seed varieties that farmer use are
  • kds-344 Phule Agrani - needs water - harvesting in 4-5 month
  • phule-sangam - kds-726 - harvesting in 3-4 month - medium rain is required
  • Phule Kimya - KDS-753 - for low rain are - harvesting in 3 month
• Plowing and rota vator is done and Sari/nali/wafe are created with distance of 3.5 ft between them.
• Basal dose should be mixed in Soil. It should contain Single Super Phosphate - 150 kg per acre, Neem Cake/Nimboli Pend - 50kg per acre, sulpher - 10 kg per acre , Potash - 25 kg per acre
• soil testing is required for knowing pH and fertilizer requirements
• Distance between each plant must be at least 9 inch
• Seed germination test should be taken before sowing. 15 kg seed is required for 1 acre You can use 250 gm PSB and 250gm Rhizobium for seed treatment. Mix it with 300ml water and 100gm gud
• Till 1.5 month, remove all weeds. At 1.5 month, Oxyfluorofen 1ml per litre spray should be used
• After 10 days of planting, spray chlorophyriphis - 1ml per litre or you can use nimark
• After 25 days NPK - 19:19:19 - 4gm/litre and micro nutrient can be used.
• After 45 days, 12:61:00 and chlorophyriphis - 2ml per lit can be sprayed.
• after 70 days, fungicide and rust control 0.52.34 5gm/lit and M45 2gm/lit can be sprayed.

Yield and profits

With modern farming techniques, 25 qunital per acre yield is possible Approximate cost to cultivate soyabean on 1 acre is Rs. 22k and profit is around (20 quintal x Rs. 3000 per quintal ) - Rs. 60k