Crop Physiological Maturity: A Proper Stage to Harvest Soybean Crop

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) being legume crop, fixes atmospheric nitrogen and improves the soil fertility. It is a unique crop of versatile nutritional attribute, yielding both oil and protein. It is truly a “Wonder crop” as its vast multiplicity uses as food, fodder, industrial products and residues in soil and also accounting for nearly 50 per cent of total oilseed acreage as well as production.