Desempenho de genótipos de soja-hortaliça de ciclo precoce [Glycine max (L.) Merril] em diferentes densidades

Abstract

With the aim of evaluating the performance of two genotypes of early-cycle soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merril] in different spacings, a study was carried out in the experimental area of the Sector of Vegetable Crops and Aromatic Medicinal Plants, belonging to the Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (FCAV–UNESP), Jaboticabal Campus-SP. The experimental design used was the one of subdivided parcels, each parcel representing the genotypes and the subparcels being the densities, where four replications were used for each treatment. Plots comprised four rows measuring with populations of 20, 10 and 7 plants by meter, and 0.60m between rows, where each parcel consisted of 20 plants. Seeds were sowed in expanded polystyrene trays with 128 pyramidal cells, contend substratum Plantmax Hortaliças®. Transplanting was performed ten days after sowing, to a soil previously fertilized as recommended to the crop. Harvesting was performed when pods reached the reproductive stage R6. The following genotypes were used: JLM010 and CNPSOI. The mean earliness, mean number of pods per plant, mean number of seeds per pod, fresh weight of 100 seeds and estimated yield of immature grains were measured. Results showed that the genotype JLM010 is the best for vegetable soybean production, because a higher fresh weight of 100 seeds was obtained with a population of 7 plants by meter.