Selection of New Soybean Cultivar Jiyu 205 with Early Maturity, High Oil and High Yield
Jiyu 205 is a newly-released spring soybean variety with early maturity selelcted by pedigree breeding. Jiyu 205 has been demonstrated as having some excellent traits such as early maturity, high oil, high yield, lodging resistance and disease resistance. The results of regional trials during 2013~2014 showed that its average yield was 2 675.9 kg/hm2, which was 12.0%higher than control cultivar Suinong 28. The results of production test in 2014 showed that its average yield was 2 939.3 kg/hm2, which was 13.2%higher than control cultivar Suinong 28. This cultivar is applicable in early maturity planting area with middle to upper soil fertility farmland in Jilin Province.