Paper · 2025 · African Journal of Agricultural Research

Management of soil surface roughness and plant density affecting harvest losses of common bean cultivars

Geraldo da Silva José; Stephan Nascente Adriano; César Oliveira Gonzaga Augusto; et al.

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Abstract

The management of soil surface roughness, sowing density, and cultivar characteristics can impact productivity and grain losses in common bean harvests. This study aimed to determine the effect of soil rolling immediately after planting and seeding density on grain yield and harvest losses of two common bean cultivars. A field experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with a 4×2×2 factorial scheme and four replications. The treatments consisted of combining four plant densities (6, 9, 12, and 15 plants per meter) with two soil rolling conditions (with and without a soil roller) and two common bean cultivars (BRS FC 414 and BRS FC 415). The results showed that BRS FC 414 plants had higher internodes, a greater insertion angle of the first internode, larger hypocotyl diameter, greater pod height, and lower harvest losses compared to BRS FC 415. However, soil rolling had no effect on reducing harvest losses. Increasing plant density resulted in a reduction in the height of the tallest pods, a decrease in the percentage of pods in the upper third, and an increase in the percentage of shorter pods, ultimately leading to greater harvest losses. Key words: Phaseolus vulgaris, plant architecture, shredding roller, plant harvester.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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BRS FC 414 had higher internodes, greater first internode angle, hypocotyl diameter and pod height than BRS FC 415.

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common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Material
BRS FC 414e0
Outcome
higher internodes, a greater insertion angle of the first internode, larger hypocotyl diameter, greater pod heighte0
Direction
highere0
Comparator
BRS FC 415e0

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“BRS FC 414 plants had higher internodes, a greater insertion angle of the first internode, larger hypocotyl diameter, greater pod height, and lower harvest losses compared to BRS FC 415.”

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“common bean cultivars”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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BRS FC 414 had lower harvest losses than BRS FC 415.

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common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Outcome
harvest lossese0
Direction
lowere0
Comparator
BRS FC 415e0

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“lower harvest losses compared to BRS FC 415”

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“common bean cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Soil rolling did not reduce harvest losses.

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common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Treatment
soil rollinge0
Outcome
harvest lossese0
Direction
no effecte0

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“soil rolling had no effect on reducing harvest losses”

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“common bean cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Increasing density reduced tallest pod height and upper-third pod percentage.

Taxon
common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Treatment
Increasing plant densitye0
Outcome
height of the tallest pods, a decrease in the percentage of pods in the upper thirde0
Direction
reductione0

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Increasing plant density resulted in a reduction in the height of the tallest pods, a decrease in the percentage of pods in the upper third”

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“common bean cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Increasing density increased shorter pod percentage and harvest losses.

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common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Treatment
Increasing plant densitye0
Outcome
percentage of shorter pods, ultimately leading to greater harvest lossese0
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increasee0

Not reportedComparator

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Increasing plant density resulted in a reduction in the height of the tallest pods, a decrease in the percentage of pods in the upper third, and an increase in the percentage of shorter pods, ultimately leading to greater harvest losses”

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“common bean cultivars”

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