When do soybeans ripen?

Soybeans have a long history in China and are one of the most important food crops in China, which can be used to extract oil, brew soy sauce, make soybean products and extract protein. When will the soybeans ripen?

When will the soybeans mature

According to the sowing date, the ripening time of soybeans is as follows:

1. Spring soybean type

The northern spring soybean type was sown from April to May and matured in September. The Huang-Huai-Hai spring soybean type was sown from late April to early May and matured from the end of August to early September. The Yangtze River spring soybean type was sown from the end of March to early April and matured in July. The southern spring soybean type was sown from February to early March, which was more mature than in mid-June.

2. Huang-Huai Haixia soybean type

The seeds were sown in June after wheat harvest and matured from September to early October.

3. Southern summer soybean type

Generally, the seeds are sown after the wheat harvest or other winter sowing crops are harvested from May to early June and mature from the end of September to October.

4. Autumn soybean type

The seeds were sown from the end of July to the beginning of August and matured in the first and middle of November.

Second, the characteristics of soybean ripening

1. When soybeans are ripe, the leaves will fall off.

2. when the soybean is ripe, the color of the stem changes from green to yellow.

3. The color of the pods will also change from green to yellow, and the moisture content is low. If you shake the bean plant with your hands, you can hear the sound of the seeds.

4. If there are cracked soybeans falling in the field, combined with the above three points, it will be harvested in time.

After the soybeans are harvested, they go through many processes, such as drying and picking, and then carefully preserve them.