Sustainable Methods of Soybean Cultivation in Poland

Katarzyna Panasiewicz (), Agnieszka Faligowska, Grażyna Szymańska, Karolina Ratajczak, Monika Kłosowicz and Agnieszka Wolna-Maruwka
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Katarzyna Panasiewicz: Department of Agronomy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11, Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
Agnieszka Faligowska: Department of Agronomy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11, Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
Grażyna Szymańska: Department of Agronomy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11, Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
Karolina Ratajczak: Department of Agronomy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11, Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
Monika Kłosowicz: Department of Agronomy, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 11, Dojazd Str., 60-632 Poznań, Poland
Agnieszka Wolna-Maruwka: Department of Soil Science and Microbiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Szydłowska 50, 60-656 Poznań, Poland

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: Many countries in Europe are struggling with a shortage of feed protein; moreover, efforts are being made to limit the import of post-extraction soybean meal, most often from GMO crops. To achieve the above assumptions, varietal progress is necessary and, above all, breeding work should aim at greater adaptation to regional conditions. This study was designed to evaluate the potential for growing Ukrainian soybean ‘Annushka’ in the southeastern Baltic Sea area, in accordance with the application of mineral nitrogen fertilizer and the inoculation of seeds with Bradyrhizobium japonicum . Soybean ‘Annushka’ yielded 0.98–1.68 t ha −1 in the conditions of central Poland. Our experiments have shown significant variations in seed, protein, and fat yields over the years. The maximum amounts of these characteristics were recorded in 2017. Nitrogen fertilization combined with seed inoculation with B. japonicum has proven to be an important factor in improving soybean yields; however, it slightly modified the content of organic compounds in seeds. Improvement in seed and protein yields relative to the control amounted, respectively, to Nitragina + 30 kg N ha −1 (58.8%; 72.6%), HiStick ® Soy + 30 kg N ha −1 (57.6%; 68.3%), and Nitroflora + 60 kg N ha −1 (57.6%; 71.9%).

Keywords: Glycine max L. Merril; mineral nitrogen; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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