Screening Experiment on the Introduction of Suitable Soybean Varieties in the Hexi Irrigation Area
To select new soybean varieties with high yield and suitable growth period for cultivation in the Hexi Irrigation Area,a screen experimenton 9 soybean new varieties was conducted in Linze County using Zhonghuang 30 as the control variety.The results showed that Qingkedou 6 showed the best performance,maturing 2 days earlier than the control variety Zhonghuang 30.Additionally,the number of grains per plant,grain weight per plant,and 100-grain weight of Qingkedou 6 were 4.72%,8.18%,and 7.44%higher than those of Zhonghuang 30,respectively.Its average yield was also the highest at 3 703.9 kg/ha,an increase of 8.11%compared to Zhonghuang 30.Wudou 15326 also performed well,maturing 8 days later than the control variety Zhonghuang 30,with an average yield of 3592.8 kg/ha,an increase of 4.86%compared to Zhonghuang 30.Overall,Qingkedou 6 and Wudou 15326 can be recommended as alternative varieties to Zhonghuang 30 for soybean production in Linze County.
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