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Comparative analysis of the growth, development and yield of three soya-bean varieties (Glycine max L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

T. O. Tayo
T. O. Tayo
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

The growth, development and yield of three soya-bean varieties, Hampton, Kent and CNS, were compared in two field experiments during 1974 and 1975 in Nigeria. The results, which were similar for both years, showed that the varieties differed significantly in the order Hampton > Kent > CNS for the development per plant of leaf area, number of branches, number of nodes, number of mature pods, number of seeds, pod and seed yields, husk dry weight and seed to husk ratio as well as seed yield per hectare. The differences between the varieties in seed yield could be genetic but leaf area development seems important as well. Hampton therefore appears to have the potential for high seed yield under the prevailing local conditions.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 88 , Issue 1 , February 1977 , pp. 151 - 157
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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