Introduction to the jp96-10 soybean variety
Characteristics: Growth period 120-125 days, plant height 80-90 cm, 100-seed weight 23-24 g (100-seed weight of foundation seed 21 g). It is a strongly branching type, usually with 7-9 branches, up to 12. The root system is well developed and its nitrogen-fixing ability is strong. Flowers and pods are especially dense, with an average of 240 pods per plant and a maximum of 819. It has strong adaptability, is especially salt-alkali tolerant, highly resistant to downy mildew, and strongly resistant to lodging. Yield performance: The general yield per mu is 550 jin, with the potential to increase to 600 jin per mu. In 1997, in Hebei Village, Changxingdian Town, Beining City, it reached 584 jin, and was called the "wonder soybean" by local farmers. Suitable range: Liaoning, Jilin, and the southern part of Heilongjiang. It can also be planted in salt-alkali areas. Planting points: Use 2-3 kg of seed per mu. Sow in early May, with a plant spacing of 20 cm. Apply 1000 kg of farmyard manure per mu. Keep 6000 seedlings per mu, and apply 40 jin of diammonium phosphate per mu.