Effect of mechanization levels and land configuration on productivity and profitability of rain fed soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill
Syeda Nehal, D Sreelatha, E Rajanikanth and P Rajaiah
A field experiment entitled "Effect of mechanization levels and land configuration on productivity and profitability of Soybean" was carried out on sandy clay loam soils at RARS Polasa, Jagtial, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Telangana State during kharif season of 2023.The experiment was designed with three main plots representing mechanization levels M1 (Full mechanization); M2 (Partial mechanization) and M3 (No mechanization) and three sub-plots as land configurations i.e. S1 (broad bed furrow), S2 (ridge & furrow) and S3 (flatbed) consisted of nine treatment combinations and laid out in strip-plot design with four replications.
The research findings revealed that, in adoption of different mechanization levels, full mechanization has realized significantly higher seed (2532 kgha-1) and haulm (4669 kg ha-1) yields besides superior growth and yield parameters viz., plant height, dry matter production, number of pod clusters, pods per plant, seeds per pod and 100 seed weight compared to adoption of partial and no mechanization in rainfed soybean. Similarly, among three different land configurations, soybean grown under broad bed and furrow method (BBF) has fetched higher growth and yield attributes and resulted in significantly higher seed yield (2483 kg ha-1) followed by ridge and furrow method (RF) but superior over flat bed method. Adoption of full mechanization from seed to seed with improved land configuration of broad bed and furrow method has registered significantly higher net returns (Rs.75325 ha-1) and B: C Ratio (2.62).
Syeda Nehal, D Sreelatha, E Rajanikanth, P Rajaiah. Effect of mechanization levels and land configuration on productivity and profitability of rain fed soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill. Int J Res Agron 2024;7(9):83-87. DOI: 10.33545/2618060X.2024.v7.i9b.1442
