District wise Soyabean Production in Madhya pradesh

Soyabean posses a very high nutritional value. It contains about 20 per cent oil and 40 per cent high quality protein (as against 7.0 per cent in rice, 12 per cent in wheat, 10 per cent in maize and 20-25 per cent in other pulses). Soyabean being the richest, cheapest and easiest source of best quality proteins and fats and having a vast multiplicity of uses as food and industrial products is sometimes called a wonder crop. Production of Soyabean in India at the present time is restricted mainly to Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat. Soyabean is used for making high protein food for children. Soyabean grows well in warm and moist climate. A temperature of 26.5 to 30C appears to be the optimum for most of the varieties. Soil temperatures of 15.5C or above favour rapid germination and vigorous seedling growth. The minimum temperature for effective growth is about 10C. Well drained and fertile loam soils with a pH between 6.0 and 7.5 are most suitable for the cultivation of soybean. Sodic and saline soils inhibit germination of seeds. In acidic soils, liming has to be done to raise the pH to about seven. Water logging is injurious to the crop.