Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-2 | Issue-09 | 358-361
Original Research Article
Impact of Plant Population on Seed Yield of Water Stressed Soybean (Glycine max L) at Halfa Elgadidah
Duaa Ali Abass, Badr ELdin Abdelgadir Mohamad Ahmed, Abdel Rahim Ibrahim Naiem
Published : Dec. 30, 2017
Abstract
In order to evaluate the impact of plant population on stressed soybean
clycine max (L.), a field experiment with 3 different plant populations (at three
different irrigation regimes was carried out. Plants were grown under frequent
irrigation (W1), moderate and severe drought stress (W2 and W3). The different plant
population designated as D1, D2 and D3, corresponding to spacing between plants of
5, 10 and 15 cm. Seed yield components(number of fruiting branches, pods, seeds
weight per plant , seed yield per unit area and measured related characters decreased
from normal irrigation regime to water deficit stress in both seasons. Also, the same
trend was observed due to increasing spacing between plants particularly under stress
conditions. Based on results, soybean yield and yield components decreased when
that drought stress occurred. Withholding irrigation reduced seed yield by more than
50% in stressed soybean plants compared with normal irrigated plants.