Establishment of procedure to evaluate soybean for various temperature regimes at seedling stage

Abstract

Soybean is a legume crop and it has importance for both of its products, bean and oil. The bean of soybean contains many sorts of minerals and vitamins, while Soy oil contains various dietary minerals and used for various raw use and cooking purposes. But the major constraints of soybean production are linked with its germination and emergence which is mainly affected by soil moisture and temperature conditions. To identify the optimum temperature of soybean plant germination and adaptive variety for Pakistani regions, a seedling stage experiment was conducted in the chickpea laboratory of University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. Basic purpose of this experiment was to establish the procedure for soybean cultivation to gain profitable yield and it was carried to focus on growth and development in both shoot and roots of the plant sown in specific temperature. Controlled uniform conditions of two different temperature treatments i.e., 25°C and 30°C were maintained and four local genotypes (NARC, Faisal, Ajmeri and Rawal-1) were used. These genotypes showed improved extensive shoot morphology of the plant, while the root morphology remained unaffected.