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ha-1) row spacing and 3-6 day irrigation intervals (3607 and 3744.1
kg ha-1, respectively) and were the lowest at the 70-70 cm row spacing (3096.6 kg ha-1) and 12 day intervals (2752.4 kg ha-1). For short-season production systems in soybean, narrow row spacing ensured early canopy coverage and maximized light interception, crop growth rate and crop biomass, resulting in the increased pod number and yield potential per unit area.]]>Reicosky, D.C., H.R. Rowse, W.K. Mason and H.M. Taylor,198274958964Safo-Kantanaka, O. and N.C. Lawson,198060227231Cooper, R.L.,1977698992Weber, C.R., R.M. Schibles and D.E. Byth,19665899102Reiss, W.D. and L.V. Shorewood,196557431433Donovan, L.S., F. Dimmock and R.B. Carson,196343131140Emirolu, O.H., H. Sepetolu, H. Aygun, N. Algan and F. Ikiz,1991154657Board, J.E., B.G. Harville and A.M. Saxton,199082540544Taylor, H.M., W.K. Mason, A.T.P. Bennie and H.R. Rouse,19825114Garrity, P.D., D.G. Watts, C.Y. Sullivan and J.R. Gilley,198274815820Sepaskhah, A.R. and M. Andam,2001495163James, D.W., R.J. Hanks and J.J. Jurinak,1982pp: 235pp: 235Parks, W.L.,1983Boydak, E. and N. Icler,1995Glycine max. L.) cultivars at four different row spacing as double crop in sanliurfa conditions.]]>133Kanber, R.,1984pp: 114pp: 114Bouyoucus, G.J.,195243434438Grewelling, T. and M. Peech,19601960Peech, M.,1965pp: 914pp: 914Hizalan, E.,1963Jakson, M.L.,1962pp: 512pp: 512Oktem, O.M. and H. Toros,1990pp:175pp:175Acikgoz, N., M.E. Akkac, A. Maghaddam and K. Ozcan,19931331019Caglar, K.O.,19491st Edn.,(In Turkish)(In Turkish)