Field experiments were conducted in Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh to assess the effect of broad bed furrow (BBF) seed drill on growth, yield and economics of soybean crop. The observations like plant population, plant height, number of branches per plant, root length, root width, number of root nodules per plant, number of pods per plant, pod length, number of seed per pod, seed yield weight per plant and seed index were recorded from 5 randomly selected plants from each treatment from each replication. Besides these, seed yield, straw yield, harvest index and economics of treatments were also calculated. The broad bed furrow sowing was significantly better in term of growth, seed index, yield and harvest index when compare with normal flat bed sowing of soybean crop. Economic analysis of pooled data revealed that the significant higher net profit (Rs. 31,177/ha) was recorded with broad bed furrow (BBF) sowing compared to normal flat sowing (Rs. 24,317/ha) for soybean crop.
Broad bed furrow (BBF), Seeddrill, Soybean
