Author(s): G. SATYANARAYANA REDDY, U. GIRI AND P. BANDYOPADHYAY

Abstract: Soybean [Glysine max (L.) Merill] is a crop of global importance. From nutritional point of view, soybean seed contains 39-43 per cent protein and 20 per cent fat. As a leguminous crop, it can fix a large amount of atmospheric nitrogen through its root nodule, and produces the highest yield of edible protein per hectare. The loss of soybean yield due to weeds as high as 43% in untreated control (Kundu et al., 2011) indicating the necessity of weed management for exploiting the yield potential o soybean.

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