The ideal spacing for soybeans is 10 -25cm intra-plant spacing and 50-75cm inter-row spacing.
Soybeans spacing is the gap or distance between your soybeans plants. The spacing of your soybeans plant can impact things like the incidences of pests and diseases, water usage by the plants and the overall crop yield.
The spacing you use for your soybeans plants can impact the level of pests and diseases on your soyabeans farm.
The type or variety of soybeans can also impact the spacing requirement. For example, some hybrid non-shattering soybeans varieties require lesser spacing requirements than other hybrid soybeans varieties.
The wider the spacing, the lesser the risk of diseases and pests infestation.
Factors to consider before choosing your soybeans spacing
The following factors should be considered before choosing your soybeans spacing:
The Variety of Soybeans
Non-shattering soybeans varieties require a lesser spacing requirement than the other soyabeans varieties. Soybeans varieties with larger leaves and stems also need wider spacing requirements than smaller varieties.
The Agro-Climatic Zone of your Area
The climatic nature of an area can determine the spacing requirement for soybeans plants. In forested and humid areas like Bayelsa and Rivers states, you will need a wider space to grow soybeans.
In dry and savannah areas like Borno and Gombe, the space required for planting soybeans may be tighter.
The Type of Irrigation System you Use
If you use drip irrigation for the growing of your soybeans crop, you may increase the plant population by using lesser spacing.
Rain fed soybeans farmers often space their soybeans plants well because of the lesser volume of water available to them during the planting season.
Advantages of using the right spacing for growing soybeans
The following are the advantages of using the right spacing for growing soybeans:
High Crop Yield
Using the right soybeans spacing can enhance the yield of your soybeans crop. If you use the wrong spacing, you may harvest lesser pods of soyabeans.
Lesser Incidences of Pests and Diseases
Using the right planting spaces can also reduce the incidences of pests and diseases on your soybeans farms. Good spacing improves aeration on the farm and reduces the risk of fungal diseases.
Using a very tight spacing can increase the risk of pests and diseases in your soybeans farm.
Ease of Harvest
If your soybeans plants are well spaced, it will be easier for the farmer or gardener to harvest the soyabeans pods.
Inter-Cropping
Good spacing can allow for the planting of other types of crops with your soybeans crop. This can reduce the incidences of pests and diseases on your farm and enhance the soil profile.
About Soybeans Farming in Nigeria
Soyabeans farming is the growing of soybeans with the view of harvesting its produce and marketing it. Soyabeans farming involves all the processes from the planting of the soybeans to the harvesting of soyabeans.
Soyabeans is a broad acre crop. It is a staple food in Nigeria. Soybeans is widely used for the production of food for human and animals. It is an important source of protein for human and animal food.
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