Earlier harvest and drying of soybean seed within intact pods maintains seed quality

摘要: Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] seed quality (viability and vigor) is critical to producers, emphasizing the need maximize of harvested seeds. Currently, soybean seeds are at a moisture content ≤ 160 g kg -1 , similar grain. However, peaks physiological maturity (PM). Allowing desiccate in field increases vulnerability deterioration, disease, harvest losses. Early drying within intact pods might maintain quality. Our research examined effect stage (green-, yellow-, or brown-pod), temperature (27°C ± 2, 31°C 41°C 2), pod integrity (pod removed) on Seeds were 2009 2010 dried stacked tray driers. Drying podded, yellow-pod ambient 2) protected from rapid desiccation exhibited characteristics as those brown-pod stage. A 2 greatly reduced both levels for immature (green-pod). Harvesting soybeans has greatest potential