Well drained and fertile loamy soils are suitable for cultivation of soybean. The pH ranges from 5.2- 7.5. In acid soils liming to be done to raise the pH.

Soybean grows well in warm and moist climate. Temperature of 26-30 OC to be the optimum for cultivation of soybean

The recommended varieties are JS-80-21, JS 335, JS-75-46, Bragg, JS (SH) 89 - 2 and PK - 472.
Mid altitude: JS-80-21.
High altitudes (1300-1900 msl): PK-71-21, DS 74-42 and PK-73-213

May/June at mid and low altitudes at the onset of monsoon.
Seeds are sown at a depth of 3-5 cm at a spacing of 30-35 x 10-15 cm.

Seed rate of 25 – 30 kg/ha

• Required dose of fretiliser for soybean 20:80:40:40 N-P-K-S kg /ha Soybean, being leguminous crop does not require high dose of nitrogen. Apply 5-7 t/ha of well decomposed farmyard manure (FYM) about 15-20 days before sowing along with with 150 kg rock phosphate. It is also advisable to apply 3-4 t vermicompost/ha along with @ 150 kg/ha rockphosphate.

The crop should be kept weed free up to 60 DAS. One mechanical (20 DAS) weeding and two hand weeding (30 and 50 DAS) are sufficient for higher seed yield. Mulching is also done with weed biomass such as eupatorium and Ambrosia @ 10 t/ha, which reduced the weed population and also add nutrient to the soil, ultimately improved the crop productivity.

Harvesting is done when the crop is fully matured. Seed are sundried and stored in a cool and dry place.

Soybean seed yield ranges from 2.0 -2.5 t/ha under organic farming.