Influence of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth, Yield, Quality of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merril] and Soil Properties

A field experiment was carried out on loamy sand soil at Agriculture Research station Farm Derol, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, during Kharif 2010, to study the influence of organic and inorganic fertilizers on growth, yield, quality of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merril] and soil properties. The experimental results revealed that an application of FYM @ 5 t ha^-1 recorded maximum plant height (99.69cm) , pod length (3.68cm), seeds per pod (3.08), seed yield (1,908 kg ha^-1), haulm yield (3,588 kg ha^-1), protein content (40.73%), oil content (19.59%), organic carbon (0.307%), available P₂O₅ (55.49 kg ha^-1) and available K₂O (245.38 kg ha^-1) than rest of the treatments. Application of inorganic fertilizer @ 100 % RDF (i.e 60 kg N: 30 P₂O₅: O kg K₂O) recorded significantly higher plant height (99.53cm) , pod length (3.71cm), seeds per pod (3.09), seed yield (1,868 kg ha^-1), haulm yield (3,537 kg ha^-1), protein content (41.21%), oil content (19.91%), organic carbon (0.310%), available P₂O₅ (56.26 kg ha^-1) and available K₂O (246.61 kg ha^-1).