2. Soybean overview - World
Country Area in Mio ha
Productivity
MT/Ha
America 30.22 2.67
Argentina 16.00 2.00
Brazil 21.70 2.63
China 9.13 1.7
India 9.67 0.95
3. Importance of Soybean in India
Soybean Area โ 96.70 Lakh Ha
Madhya Pradesh is 52.98 lakh hectares
Maharashtra โ 30.32 lakh hectares
Rajasthan โ 7.09 lakh hectares
Soybean has an important place in India's oilseed cultivation scenario, due to its high
productivity, pro๏tability and vital contribution towards maintaining soil fertility. The crop
also has a prominent place as the world's most important seed legume, which contributes
25% to the global vegetable oil production, about two thirds of the world's protein concentrate
forlivestock feedingandis avaluableingredientinformulatedfeedsforpoultryand๏sh.
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
4. Qualities of Cheetah
Cheetah is a systemic herbicide, absorbed by the roots and foliage with
translocation in the xylem and phloem accumulation in the meristematic regions.
Disrupts protein and DNA synthesis.
It controls many grasses, broad leaf weeds and sedges.
Residual action on the weeds -gives longer weed control.
Safe for subsequent crops
5. Options of Weed Control
Have to wait for the weeds to emerge and become big.
Requires many labours.
Needs to be done on a continuous basis.
Hand Weeding
6. Options of Weed Control
Not possible in between the Soybean rows.
These are the weeds that causes the major losses in the crop.
Interculture is not possible in continuous .
Interculture Operation
7. Options of Weed Control
Weed control right from the beginning.
Longer duration of control and Cheaper compared to the other options.
Broad Spectrum .
Herbicide Use
8. Target Weeds
Broad Leaf Weeds
Euphorbia geniculata
Corchorus Olitorius
Euphorbia hirta
Digera arvensis
Commelina benghalensis
Parthenium hysterophorus
10. Bene๏ts of CHEETAH
BroadSpectrumControl
Kills the weeds that have emerged as
well as the ones that will emerge after a
few days and controls the BLWโs as well
asgrassesinasingle
application.
LongerDurationControl
Systemic and Residual Action on the
weeds.
Resultsinbetteryields
Early control of weeds no competition of
weedsandtheSoybeanCrop.
11. Other bene๏ts of CHEETAH
EaseofapplicationโAppliedafterthecrophasemerged
LongerdurationofControlโ45-50 days
GreentriangleproductโSafetomammals
Can be used in crops like Soybean, Groundnut, Peas, Black gram,
Greengram,Clusterbeans,Redgram
Safeforthefollowupcrops
12. Application Techniques
Knap-Sack Pump Double Knap-Sack Sprayer
Useful for small land holdings โ
2-3 acres of land in a day
Useful for small land holdings โ
8-10 acres of land in a day
14. Application Timing
Spray Time โ When BLWโs are at 2-3 leaf
stage or grasses at 2-3 inch height.
Moisture in the ๏elds is utmost important.
Use of Flat fan or Flood jet nozzles.
No showers for atleast 1 hour after
application