Post by Trade facilitator on Jul 7, 2022 19:03:07 GMT 1
Soybean Cultivation In Nigeria: What Type Of Fertilizer Is Best For It?
Soybean is a very common produce in Nigeria. It is used as food, oil, and fertilizer.
Soybean meal is what remains after you grind up and squeeze the oil from soybeans.
The meal is rich in protein, which is why it is usually sold as a feed for pigs, cows and chicken (and is available in feed stores all over the country).
If you put soybean meal in the soil, the microorganisms there first cleave the protein molecules into amino acids, and then tear apart the amino acids to create ammonium ions, and, finally, nitrate ions.
Read the fine print on any bag of fertilizer, and you will see that the nitrogen within is supplied as ammonium and-or nitrate ions, which are the two forms of nitrogen palatable to plants.
When you add soybean meal to the soil, you are tapping into an elegantly designed natural system for feeding plants. Wet, warm weather spurs microorganisms to work hardest, and this is the same weather that makes plants hungry and grows fast.
The soybean bean plant has many uses but one of its main uses is to produce protein for animal feed. There are many different types of soybean plants and each has different characteristics which make them ideal for certain purposes.
What type of fertilizer is best for soybean?
In order to determine the best type of fertilizer for soybeans farmers, it is important to first know what kind of nutrients is needed by the soya bean plant.
If you do not know the type of nutrient needed by the particular soybean plant, you will be making a lot of mistakes when advising or suggesting the type of fertilizer to be used for the plant.
Soybeans are legumes, meaning they belong to a group of plants that are able to "fix" nitrogen from the air in their root nodules and make it available for use by the plant.
Nitrogen is one of the three main nutrients needed by all plants along with phosphorus and potassium; therefore, soybeans have a different set of fertilizer needs than other crops.
Soybean farmers should select a fertilizer that has been formulated specifically for legumes.
These products have reduced amount of nitrogen and increased amount of phosphorus and potassium as general-purpose fertilizers (which are usually formulated for grasses).
Legume fertilizers also contain sulphur, calcium, magnesium, and micronutrients such as boron, zinc and iron.
There are many types of fertilizers that you can use to grow your soybeans but the question is which one is the best?
What is the answer?
The answer will depend on the type of soil you have (clay or Sandy), how much water you have access to and whether or not your climate tends towards drought or floods.
Soybean plants as we have been saying are legumes, and they perform a symbolic relationship with rhizobia bacteria that enables them to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere.
Because of this, soybean plants do not require large amount of nitrogen fertilizer.
In fact, using too much nitrogen fertilizer can reduce yield by increasing vegetative growth at the expense of pods and seeds.
What type of fertilizer is ideal for your Soybean?
You probably may not realize that different soybean crops require different levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and zinc.
The following are some general guidelines you need to follow if you are not sure of the type of fertilizer to use.
Nitrogen:
In order for a soybean crop to be high- yielding, it needs a lot of nitrogen up to 90.8 kg to 136.2 kg per acre. Soil organic matter and residual nitrogen may not be enough.
To determine which fertilizer is best for soybean, farmers can conduct strip trials on farm fields.
Phosphorus:
When applying fertilizer, you should consider the soil pH, soil pH below 7.5 indicates low availability of nutrients in the soil. A soil pH of 8.0 or higher suggests a need for fertilizer application each year. If you have this pH, fertilizer application ahead of soybeans could significantly improve the yield.
Potassium:
Soil fertility researchers have conducted a series of tests to determine if potassium is a deficiency limiting soybean yield. Soil test data along with potassium fertilizer recommendations, allowed researchers to make targeted estimates of amount of potassium needed in soybeans soil.
The best time to apply potassium is before planting.
The soil should be saturated in potassium before planting as potassium chloride is less effective in these soils.
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Soybean is a very common produce in Nigeria. It is used as food, oil, and fertilizer.
Soybean meal is what remains after you grind up and squeeze the oil from soybeans.
The meal is rich in protein, which is why it is usually sold as a feed for pigs, cows and chicken (and is available in feed stores all over the country).
If you put soybean meal in the soil, the microorganisms there first cleave the protein molecules into amino acids, and then tear apart the amino acids to create ammonium ions, and, finally, nitrate ions.
Read the fine print on any bag of fertilizer, and you will see that the nitrogen within is supplied as ammonium and-or nitrate ions, which are the two forms of nitrogen palatable to plants.
When you add soybean meal to the soil, you are tapping into an elegantly designed natural system for feeding plants. Wet, warm weather spurs microorganisms to work hardest, and this is the same weather that makes plants hungry and grows fast.
The soybean bean plant has many uses but one of its main uses is to produce protein for animal feed. There are many different types of soybean plants and each has different characteristics which make them ideal for certain purposes.
What type of fertilizer is best for soybean?
In order to determine the best type of fertilizer for soybeans farmers, it is important to first know what kind of nutrients is needed by the soya bean plant.
If you do not know the type of nutrient needed by the particular soybean plant, you will be making a lot of mistakes when advising or suggesting the type of fertilizer to be used for the plant.
Soybeans are legumes, meaning they belong to a group of plants that are able to "fix" nitrogen from the air in their root nodules and make it available for use by the plant.
Nitrogen is one of the three main nutrients needed by all plants along with phosphorus and potassium; therefore, soybeans have a different set of fertilizer needs than other crops.
Soybean farmers should select a fertilizer that has been formulated specifically for legumes.
These products have reduced amount of nitrogen and increased amount of phosphorus and potassium as general-purpose fertilizers (which are usually formulated for grasses).
Legume fertilizers also contain sulphur, calcium, magnesium, and micronutrients such as boron, zinc and iron.
There are many types of fertilizers that you can use to grow your soybeans but the question is which one is the best?
What is the answer?
The answer will depend on the type of soil you have (clay or Sandy), how much water you have access to and whether or not your climate tends towards drought or floods.
Soybean plants as we have been saying are legumes, and they perform a symbolic relationship with rhizobia bacteria that enables them to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere.
Because of this, soybean plants do not require large amount of nitrogen fertilizer.
In fact, using too much nitrogen fertilizer can reduce yield by increasing vegetative growth at the expense of pods and seeds.
What type of fertilizer is ideal for your Soybean?
You probably may not realize that different soybean crops require different levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and zinc.
The following are some general guidelines you need to follow if you are not sure of the type of fertilizer to use.
Nitrogen:
In order for a soybean crop to be high- yielding, it needs a lot of nitrogen up to 90.8 kg to 136.2 kg per acre. Soil organic matter and residual nitrogen may not be enough.
To determine which fertilizer is best for soybean, farmers can conduct strip trials on farm fields.
Phosphorus:
When applying fertilizer, you should consider the soil pH, soil pH below 7.5 indicates low availability of nutrients in the soil. A soil pH of 8.0 or higher suggests a need for fertilizer application each year. If you have this pH, fertilizer application ahead of soybeans could significantly improve the yield.
Potassium:
Soil fertility researchers have conducted a series of tests to determine if potassium is a deficiency limiting soybean yield. Soil test data along with potassium fertilizer recommendations, allowed researchers to make targeted estimates of amount of potassium needed in soybeans soil.
The best time to apply potassium is before planting.
The soil should be saturated in potassium before planting as potassium chloride is less effective in these soils.
Our company is one of the best companies in Agro-Export Business in Nigeria today, we train individuals and corporate organizations on how to do Export Business the right way; if you are interested, please contact the admin of this forum now for further details.
