A New Black Soybean Cultivar, “Geomjeongsaeol” with Large Seed,Early Maturity and Lodging Tolerance

Abstract

A new black seed coated soybean cultivar with yellow cotyledon, Geomjeongsaeol was developed at the YeongnamAgricultural Research Institute (YARI) in 2004. Geomjeongsaeol was selected from a cross Keunol/ Geomjeongol. The prelimi-nary, advanced, and regional yield trials for evaluation and selection of this line (Milyang 123) were carried out from 1999 tospherical seed shape, oval leaflet shape, and large seed size (31.1 grams per 100 seeds), and it was 4 days later in maturity than thecheck variety Geomjeongol. In the seed quality such a crude protein, oligo-saccharide, and anthocyanin contents, Geomjeongsaeolwas higher than check variety, and it has good adaptability for cooking with rice. It also has been identified to have resistance tosaeol was 2.34 ton per hectare in the regional yield trials (RYT) carried out for two years from 2003 to 2004 which was 26 percenthigher than the check variety Geomjeongol.