Vol. 8, Issue 7, Part C (2024)

Abstract: Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] 2n=40, is one of the most versatile legume crop. Soybean seeds are known as "the protein that grows on plant". Soybean can fulfill many nutritional demands due to their high protein content, unsaturated fatty acid content (Omega-6 and Omega-3) and minerals like calcium and phosphorus, and they contain vitamins A, B, C and D. In order to assess twenty soybean entries. The current study was carried out at the Research Farm of the School of Agriculture, Abhilashi University, Mandi (H.P.) during the kharif, 2023. The mean performance revealed 20 genotypes for all the 11 traits under study viz., for days to 50 percent flowering PK472 (45.67), days to 75 percent maturity PK472 (96.00), JS-1335 (96.00), plant height (cm) PK472 (87.65 cm), number of branches per plant JS-1335 (8.52), number of pods per plant PK472 (78.10), pod length (cm) PK472 (4.54 cm), P-6-2 (4.43 cm), JS-1335 (4.41 cm), SL-679 (4.32 cm), VLS-59-1 (4.18 cm), seed yield per plant (g) PK472 (42.73 g), number of seed per pod PK472 (3.00), JS-1335 (3.00), harvest index % DS1214 (29.03), SL-682 (30.35), 100 seed weight (g) PK472 (21.73 g), JS-1335 (21.60 g), P-6-3 (21.50 g), P169-3 (21.20 g), DS 1213 (21.00 g), VLS-59-2 (20.63 g), DS 1214 (20.40 g). Based on the mean performance among best genotypes for seed yield per plant, VLS-59-1(41.90 g), JS-1335 (41.60 g), P-6-1 (41.26 g), PK472(42.73 g).