Jindou No. 29 (Soybean, original name: Fendou No. 53)

Characteristics: Purple flowers, brown pubescence, round leaves, indeterminate pod-setting habit. Average growth period 106.5 days, plant height 71.9 cm, effective branches 2.6, effective pods per plant 38.1, seeds per plant 91.3, 100-seed weight 17.6 g. Seed coat yellow, light brown hilum, round seeds. Average crude protein content 38.1%, crude fat content 22.11%.

Yield performance: In 2002, it participated in the summer soybean variety regional trial in the central Huang-Huai-Hai region, with an average yield of 170.93 kg per mu, an increase of 10.71% over the control Ludou No. 11 (highly significant); in 2003, it continued in the trial, with an average yield of 198.85 kg per mu, an increase of 11.9% over the control Ludou No. 11 (highly significant); the two-year regional trial average yield was 184.89 kg per mu, an increase of 11.35% over the control Ludou No. 11. In 2003, it participated in the summer soybean variety production trial in the central Huang-Huai-Hai region, with an average yield of 183.16 kg per mu, an increase of 12.0% over the control Ludou No. 11.

Key cultivation techniques: Sow in early to mid-June, with a seeding rate of about 7.5 kg per mu and a planting density of 14,000-16,000 plants per mu. Attention should be paid to sowing at the right time and taking advantage of soil moisture.

Approval opinion: Upon review, this variety meets the national soybean variety approval standards and has passed approval. This variety is suitable for summer sowing cultivation in southern Hebei, northern and central Henan, southern Shanxi, and the Guanzhong Plain of Shaanxi.