SOYBEANS DEMO PLATFORM DONAU SOJA · Seeding Densities experiences the emergence was normal on May 1st, 2015. Both plant height and height insertion of the basal pods recorded very

SOYBEANS DEMO PLATFORM

DONAU SOJA

organized at

SC AGRICHIM SRL

FETEŞTI

ROMANIA

2015

REPORT ON DEMO PLATFORM 2015

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REPORT ON DEMO PLATFORM AGRICHIM FETESTI 2015

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The Donau Soja demo platform organized at Agrichim Fetesti had an area of 1.8 ha.

The following experimental plots had been carried out in the demo platform:

1. Collection display of 42 soybean varieties from different maturity groups

2. Time of Sowing

3. Seeding Densities

4. Distances Between Rows

5. Weed Control

CLIMATE Data on temperature and rainfall recorded at Fetesti are presented in Table 1. Table 1

Temperature and rainfall at Fetesti 01.01. 2015 – 30.09. 2015

Average air temperature

(C)

2015

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep

Decade I Decade II Decade III

-7.0 0.7 3.5

1.3 -1.9 6.8

4.8 5.0 7.8

7.0 9.8 12.0

16.8 17.3 18.8

20.1 22.2 20.0

23.8 23.7 26.8

25.1 24.8 21.9

23.1 19.0 18.8

Monthly Average 0.7 1.5 5.7 10.5 17.8 20.8 24.7 23.7 20.0

Average 55 years -1.6 0.5 3.6 9.3 15.2 18.4 20.1 22.9 16.8

Deviation +0.9 +1.0 +2.1 +1.20 +2.6 +2.4 +4.6 +0.8 +3.2

Characterization normal warm warm normal warm warm warm normal warm

Precipitation

(mm)

2015

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep

Decade I Decade II Decade III

5.8 17.0 10.7

34.4 13.6 12.0

29.8 1.0 65.2

32.0 7.4 1.4

0.4 0.0 0.0

7.0 0.2 0.4

0.2 0.4 0.0

0.2 56.0 0.4

0.0 0.6 25.8

Monthly Sum 33.5 60.0 126.8 40.8 0.4 1.3 0.6 56.6 26.4

Average 55 years 17.4 16.3 22.5 32.1 65.8 67.7 38.2 39.6 32.2

Deviation +16.1 +43.7 +104.3 +8.7 -65.4 -66.4 -37.6 +17.0 -5.8

Characterization rainy rainy rainy rainy high

draught high

draught high

draught some rain

some draught

LAND PREPARATION

Autumn plowing 28-30 cm

Fertilization with complex fertilizer N15P15K15, 200 kg/H on April 21st, 2015

Pre-emergence herbicide Dual Gold, 1.5 l/Ha (excepting Weed Control experimental

plot)

Seedbed preparation with compacting combinator


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COLLECTION DISPLAY OF 42 SOYBEAN VARIETIES

The 42 soybean varieties seeded in this experience were the following:

VARIETY MATURITY GROUP BREEDER/ MAINTAINER

1. OANA F 00 NARDI FUNDULEA 2. DACIANA 0

3. TRIUMF I

4. ONIX 00

ARDS TURDA

5. FELIX 00

6. PERLA 00

7. DARINA TD 00

8. MALINA 00

9. LARISA TD 00

10. CARO TD 00

11. MERLIN 000

DONAU SAAT

12. SY LIVIUS 000

13. SY ELIOT 00

14. AIRES 0

15. SG SR PICOR 0

16. SG EIDER I

17. STEARA I

18. SOLENA 000

PROBSTDORFER 19. SIGALIA 00

20. SINARA 00

21. FLAVIA 00

22. DH 4173 0 RWA 23. SILVIA PZO 0

24. MENTOR 00

EURALIS 25. GLADIATOR 00

26. ISIDOR I

27. SPONSOR I

28. AVIGEA I

OSS PAVLIKENI 29. RICHY II

30. ROSA II

31. SREBRINA II

32. SANDA 0 INSTITUTE OSIJEK 33. EMA 0

34. IKA I

35. VIDRA 0 DELTA SEME 36. DUKAT 0

37. BISER 00

38. ADSOY 000 SAATEN UNION 39. SUNRISE 000

40. KORANA 00

41. VIGO I ITC

42. NOVA III MAY AGRO


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The parameters of the comparison plot are the following:

Distance between rows: 37,5 cm

Band width per variety: 4 m

Plot width: 164 m

Plot length: 50 m

Acreage per variety: 200 m2

Total acreage: 8200 m2

Inoculum: Poliriz S (Transapicola)

Planting of varieties was executed on April 22nd, 2015 with SUP 31M drill at 37,5 cm distance

between rows.

Due to normal moisture and temperature condition the emergence was uniform; the emergence

was observed during three days from April 30th to May 2nd, 2015.

The 2015 results observed on the 42 soybean varieties displayed in Donau Soja demo platform

are presented in Table 2.

Under the specific conditions of 2015, the average height of the plants was between 60 cm for

soy varieties Sunrise, Merlin, SY Eliot and 140 cm for variety Darina TD. Generally, lower plant

height was recorded for early varieties.

The insertion height of basal pod varied between 6-8 cm for varieties Solena, Sunrise, Adsoy

and Merlin and 18-20 cm for varieties Rosa, Srebrina and Vigo.

Due to the diversity of soybean genotypes in terms of maturity groups, the variation limits of

the vegetation period were quite wide, from 105 to 132 days. The earliest soy variety was Adsoy

with 105 days followed by Solena and Merlin with 112 days.

The 2015 yields have been affected by the drought in July and the first decade of August. During

this period many soybean varieties started to form the pods or the grains or even starting filling

the grains. These phenophases require a significant water consumption; most of water quantity

was supplied through 2 irrigations by aspersion (approx. 800 sqm/Ha).

Under these circumstances, the yields ranged from 2200 kg/Ha for variety Sunrise and 3550

kg/Ha for soy varieties Triumf, Ika, Vigo and Srebrina.


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TGW values were between 141 grams for Korana variety and 212 grams for soy varieties Sinara,

Sigalia and Isidor.

Table 2

Results obtained in 2015 on comparison between 42 soybean varieties at Agrichim Fetesti 2015

Variety Maturity Group

Date of Emergence

Plant Height

(cm)

Insertion Height

(cm)

Yield

(kg/Ha)

MMB

(gr)

1. SOLENA 000 30.04. 65 6 2550 172

2. SUNRISE 000 01.05. 60 6 2200 155

3. ADSOY 000 02.05. 70 6 2820 165

4. MERLIN 000 02.05. 60 8 2450 163

5. SY LIVIUS 000 30.04. 80 10 2780 168

6. MENTOR 00 01.05. 70 10 2980 189

7. GLADIATOR 00 30.04. 100 10 2710 185

8. VIDRA 00 01.05. 90 10 3120 160

9. ONIX 00 02.05. 110 12 2920 155

10. FELIX 00 30.04. 100 15 2900 162

11. PERLA 00 01.05. 90 10 2910 150

12. DARINA TD 00 30.04. 140 15 2850 155

13. MALINA TD 00 01.05. 105 14 2980 165

14. LARISA TD 00 01.05. 120 10 3010 168

15. CARO TD 00 01.05. 110 10 3120 171

16. OANA F 00 02.05. 100 12 3150 148

17. SY ELIOT 00 30.04. 60 8 3010 164

18. KORANA 00 01.05. 80 8 2750 141

19. SIGALIA 00 30.04. 70 8 3110 175

20. SINARA 00 01.05. 95 8 3150 212

21. FLAVIA 00 30.04. 90 8 3010 178

22. DH 4173 0 30.04. 120 12 3210 208

23. SILVIA PZO 0 01.05. 80 8 3150 192

24. DUCAT 0 01.05. 100 10 3250 142

25. BIZER 0 01.05. 85 8 3220 155

26. SANDA 0 01.05. 125 10 3250 165

27. EMA 0 30.04. 120 15 3330 170

28. DACIANA 0 01.05. 115 12 3380 174

29. AIRES 0 30.04. 70 12 3110 165

30. SGSR PICOR 0 30.04. 70 8 3050 162

31. SPONSOR I 30.04. 100 10 3510 212

32. ISIDOR I 30.04. 115 14 3310 208

33. AVIGEYA I 02.05. 90 8 3250 185

34. VIGO I 30.04. 115 20 3550 188

35. IKA I 01.05. 110 14 3550 175

36. SG EIDER I 30.04. 95 15 3330 172

37. TRIUMF I 01.05. 120 12 3550 185

38. STEARA I 30.04. 110 12 3330 172

39. RICHY II 01.05. 110 14 3420 165

40. ROSA II 01.05. 120 18 3420 195

41. SREBRINA II 01.05. 110 18 3550 178

42. NOVA III 02.05. 125 14 3250 201


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TIME OF SOWING

In the Time of Sowing experience, the following experimental plot has been established:

1. Time of Sowing I - early seeding on April 13th, 2015

2. Time of Sowing II - seeding during optimal period on April 22nd, 2015

3. Time of Sowing III - late seeding on April 30th, 2015

The parameters of the seeding period plot are the following:

Distance between rows: 37,5 cm

Soy varieties: Oana F (00, NARDI Fundulea) and Daciana (0, NARDI Fundulea)

No. of variants: 6

Band width per sowing date per variety: 4 m

Plot width: 24 m

Plot length: 50 m

Acreage per time of sowing plot: 200 m2



Although the soil water reserve and temperature have been little below the normal, the Time of

Sowing I planted varieties, Oana F and Daciana registered a uniform emergence on April 24th,

2015.

In the Time of Sowing II the normal temperature and sufficient soil moisture determined a quick

and uniform emergence of both soy varieties.

For Time of Sowing III the emergence of both soy varieties had a normal and uniform emergence,

8 days after seeding date.

Plant height ranged between 100 cm and 118 cm for soy variety Oana F and between 110 cm

and 125 cm for soy variety Daciana.

Generally, the higher values of plant height were recorded in the Time of Sowing I.

The highest values of insertion height have been observed for the Time of Sowing III.

Yields achieved were similar in all three Time of Sowing; a small plus is registered in Time of

Sowing I.

Similarly, TGW had values very close to all three Time of Sowing.

Table 3 Results obtained in the 3 seeding periods at Agrichim Fetesti in 2015

Time of Sowing Variety Emergence Date

Plant Height

(cm)

Insertion Height

(cm)

Yield

(kg/Ha)

TGW

(gr)

1 I OANA F 24.04 118 10 3200 146

DACIANA 24.04 125 12 3420 178

2 II OANA F 01.05 100 12 3160 148

DACIANA 01.05 115 13 3380 174

3 III OANA F 08.05 105 13 3050 140

DACIANA 08.05 110 13 3260 172


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SEEDING DENSITIES

The Seeding Densities experience was planted on April 22nd, 2015 with a SUP 31M drill at 37,5

cm distance between rows.

Three densities were experimented:

1. 50 germinating grains/m2



The parameters of the seeding densities plot are the following:

Soy variety: Daciana (0, NARDI Fundulea)

No. of variants: 3

Band width per density experience: 8 m

Plot width: 24 m

Plot length: 50 m

Acreage per density experience: 400 m2



In all three Seeding Densities experiences the emergence was normal on May 1st, 2015.

Both plant height and height insertion of the basal pods recorded very close or same values in

some cases.

Under 2015 conditions, the plant height was 114 cm at a density of 50 g.g/m2, 115 cm for 60

g.g/m2 and 118 cm at the density of 70 g.g/m2.

The insertion height of the basal pod was 11 cm at the density of 50 g.g/m2 and 12 cm at both

densities of 60 g.g/m2 and 70 g.g/m2.

The highest production of 3380 kg/Ha was obtained at the density of 60 g.g/m2.

TGW has registered very similar values with a slight superiority at the density of 50 g.g/m2.

Table 4

Results obtained on 3 densities at Agrichim Fetesti in 2015

Density

(g.g/m2)

Variety Plant Height

(cm)

Insertion Height

(cm)

Yield

(kg/Ha)

TGW

(gr)

1 50

DACIANA

114 11 3290 176

2 60 115 12 3380 174

3 70 118 12 3220 174


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DISTANCES BETWEEN ROWS

The Distance Between Rows experience was seeded on April 22nd, 2015 with a SUP 31M drill.

Three distances between rows were experimented:

1. 25 cm between rows

2. 37,5 cm between rows

3. 50 cm between rows

The parameters of the seeding densities plot are the following:


No. of variants: 3

Band width per density experience: 8 m

Plot width: 24 m

Plot length: 50 m

Acreage per density experience: 400 m2



The results of experiences on the distances between the rows are shown in Table 5.

In all three Distances Between Rows experiences the emergence was uniform on May 1st, 2015.

Plant height recorded very similar values, 114 cm at 25 cm distance between rows; 115 cm at

37,5 cm between rows and 117 cm at 50 cm distance between rows.

Insertion height was 12 cm for 25 cm and 37,5 cm distances between rows and 14 cm for 50

cm distance between rows.

The highest yield of 3350 kg/Ha was obtained for 37,5 cm distance between rows; this yield is

slightly superior to the one achieved at 25 cm between rows (3310 kg/Ha) and the yield obtained

for 50 cm between rows (3280 kg/Ha).

The highest values of TGW were recorded at 37,5 cm and 50 cm distance between rows (174 g).

Table 5

Results obtained on 3 distances between rows at Agrichim Fetesti in 2015

Distance between rows

(cm)

Variety Plant Height

(cm)

Insertion Height

(cm)

Yield

(kg/Ha)

TGW

(gr)

1 25

DACIANA

114 12 3310 172

2 37,5 115 12 3350 174

3 50 117 14 3280 174


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WEED CONTROL

Planting of the varieties in Weed Control experience was performed on April 22nd, 2015 with a

SUP 31M drill at 37,5 cm distance between rows.

The parameters of the weed control plot are the following:


Band width per herbicide variant: 20 m

Plot width: 100 m

Plot length: 50 m

Acreage per herbicide variant: 1000 m2



4 variants of weed control were experienced with pre and post-emerging herbicides as follows:

Variant # 1

Pre-emergent: Wing P (Dimetenamid-P 212,5 gr/l + Pendimetalin 250 gr/l), 4 l/ha BASF

Post-emergent: Corum (Bentazon 480 g/l + Imazamox 22,4 g/l), 0,95 l/ha + Dash, 0,5 l/ha

BASF (2 passes)

Variant # 2

Pre-emergent: Frontier Forte (Dimetenamid-P 720 g/l), 1,4 l/ha BASF

Post-emergent: Pulsar 40 (Imazamox 40 g/l), 1 l/ha BASF

Basagran Forte (Bentazon 480 g/l + Wettol 150 g/l), 2 l/ha BASF

Stratos Ultra (Cicloxidim 100 g/l), 2 l/ha + Dash, 2 l/ha) BASF

Variant # 3

Pre-emergent: Pendigan (Pendimetalin 330 g/l), 5,0 l/ha + Surdone (Metribuzin 700 g/kg),

0,5 l/ha + Grounded 0,2 l/Ha ADAMA

Post-emergent: Leopard (Quizalofop-P-etil 50 g/l), 2 l/ha ADAMA

Variant # 4

Pre-emergent: Pendigan 330 EK (Pendimetalin 330 g/l) 3.0 l/Ha + Surdone (Metribuzin 700

g/kg), 0,5 l/ha + Grounded 0,2 l/Ha ADAMA

Post-emergent: Agil (Propaquizafop 100 g/l), 1,5 l/ha ADAMA

Pre-emergence treatments were applied on April 23rd, 2015 for all four herbicide variants.

Post-emergence herbicides were applied as follows:

Pulsar and Corum herbicides on May 21st, 2015

On May 30th, 2015 all other post-emergence herbicides

On May 10th, 2015 the second pass with Corum herbicide


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Under the conditions of 2015 all 4 variants of herbicides had good efficacy in controlling the

weeds existing in respective plots.

Both plant height and height insertion of basal pods registered close values in all four herbicide

variants.

For all 4 herbicide variant yield values were very close, respectively between 3300 kg/Ha and

3360 kg/Ha.

TGW had similar values to all four herbicides variants, ranging between 170 and 174 gr.

Table 6

Results obtained on 4 herbicide variants at Agrichim Fetesti in 2015

Herbicide Variant

Plant Height

(cm)

Insertion Height

(cm)

Yield

(kg/ha)

TGW

(gr)

1 #1 115 12 3360 172

2 #2 116 14 3320 174

3 #3 117 12 3340 170

4 #4 114 13 3300 174

5 no herbicide 100 10 1800 162


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