Effect of harvest time on soybean seed quality of detap-1 variety

Abstract

One of the factors responsible for the low soybean yield in Indonesia is low seed quality. Harvesting at the right time is an appropriate method for obtaining quality soybean seeds. Furthermore, harvest age can directly influence the physiological quality of seeds. This research aims to determine the effect of harvest time on the Detap-1 variety soybean seed quality. The experimental design was a randomized block (RBD) with variations in harvest time (R7, R8, R8 + 3, R8 + 6, R8 + 9, R8 + 12 days) as a factor. The observed data were then analyzed with the F test and the DNMRT test at a significance level of 5%. In addition, the variables observed were moisture content at harvest, seed germination and vigour, growth speed, the weight of 100 seeds and weight of seeds per pod. The results showed that the best quality seeds of soybean Detap-1 variety were obtained in the treatment where the harvest was in the R8 + 3-day phase.