Effect of Soil Compaction (Plough Pan) on Soybean Yield at Samsun Conditions
Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: In this study, the effect of soil compaction on plant growth and yield in soybean that is a strategically important plant in Turkey and especially the Samsun Region was investigated. Macon type soybean which was recommended by Karadeniz Agricultural Research Institute was used. Plant yield was recorded during two years and in addition to this interested parameters such as plant length, height of the first pod, the number of pods per plant, thousand seed mass, seed yield, and the number of secondary branches on the main stem were measured. This research plan was setup in approximately 0.05 ha for two different area with five repetitions for completely randomized design on Karadeniz Agricultural Research Institute in Samsun-Turkey for two years. Subsoiling application was accomplished only one of the areas. The penetration resistance was measured with a soil penetrometer. The results show that the effect of subsoiling application was found statistically significant at p<0.05 on thousand seed mass, the number of secondary branch on the main stem, the number of pods per plant, and seed yield. Year factor was found statistically significant at p<0.05 on the height of the first pod, the number of secondary branches on the main stem and the number of pods per plant. As a result, the subsoiling application increased the all the interested parameters for both years.
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Authors: Yunus Pınar, K. Selvi, Serkan Yılmaz
Institution: Ondokuz Mayıs University
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2133527373