SOYABEANS

Soyabeans

Soyabeans are one of the important food legume crops grown in Zambia by both commercial and small scale farmers. Soyabeans have the highest concentration and the most balanced quality of protein amongst food legumes crops. The soyabean oil is also an important source of cooking oil and the cake, left after extraction, is a valuable animal feed. Soyabeans are an excellent rotational crop with cereals.

SOYA BEANS

Variety Performance Card

I–III
KAFUE Open-Pollinated
Small grain · cream white, black eye
90–115d
2–3 MT/ha
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TypeOpen-pollinated variety
Days to maturity90 to 115 days
Recommended spacing40 cm by drilling
Recommended seed rate80 kg/ha
Plant population250,000/ha
Yield potential2 to 3 MT/ha
Grain typeSmall
Seed colourCream White with Black Eye
Agro-ecological zonesI, IIa, IIb & III
I–IIb
LUKANGA Open-Pollinated
Big grain · cream white, white eye
100–115d
2–3 MT/ha
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TypeOpen-pollinated variety
Days to maturity100 to 115 days
Recommended spacing60 × 4 cm
Recommended seed rate80 to 100 kg/ha
Plant population250,000/ha
Yield potential2 to 3 MT/ha
Grain typeBig
Seed colourCream White with White Eye
Agro-ecological zonesI, IIa, IIb
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