01 June 2024, New Delhi: According to the latest advisory issued by the Indian Institute of Soybean Research, farmers should plan sowing of soybean only after their area receives 100 millimetres (mm) or 4 inches of rain. Apart from this, the institute has also suggested possible sowing dates along with seed rate and plant spacing for soybean regions of India.
The details of sowing date, seed rate and plant spacing are mentioned in the table below:
Suitable Time of Soybean Sowing for Different Regions of the Country
Zone
*Suitable Sowing Time
Seed Rate (kg/ha)
Distance Between Rows (cm)
Central
20 June – 5 July
65
45
North-East Hill
15 – 30 June
55
45
Northern Plain
20 June – 5 July
65
45
Eastern
15 – 30 June
55
45
Southern
15 – 30 June
65
30
*After the onset of monsoon, when there is 100 mm rainfall
