Soybean Jinyi 30 Selected as a 2008 Ministry of Agriculture Recommended Leading Variety
The new soybean variety "Jinyi 30", bred by researchers at the Institute of Crop Genetics of the Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, was recently selected as a leading variety for nationwide promotion in 2008 by the national Ministry of Agriculture, and is the only variety from our province to be selected.
To comprehensively advance the science and technology outreach project and guide farmers in selecting superior varieties and applying advanced, suitable technologies, the national Ministry of Agriculture recommended a total of 80 leading agricultural varieties for nationwide promotion this year.
"Jinyi 30" is a large-seeded variety. The plant has thick, sturdy stems, a well-developed root system, and numerous root nodules with strong nitrogen-fixation capacity, and it has relatively strong drought resistance and disease resistance. This variety is high-yielding and stable-yielding, with excellent quality, and its highest yield per mu can reach 355.9 kg. It is suitable for planting in Shanxi, Gansu, Shaanxi, Ningxia and other places.