Soybean is one of the major summer legume crops of Nepal, which is grown
as inter or mixed crop with maize in the hills whereas commercial sole crop in
the terai. The production of the crop is constrained by one or more of the
biotic constraints like Soybean Yellow Mosaic Virus, pod blight, frogeye leaf
spot and rust. Unavailability of variety suitable for soybean-toria cropping
pattern has realized in recent years. In connection with above background
information soybean genotypes collected from different sources were
evaluated for yield potential, insect-disease reaction at the research block of
NGLRP, Rampur and NORP Nawalpur in the main cropping season of
2000/01 and 2001102. In coordinated varietal trial the genotypes PK 327 and
PK 416 have shown outstanding results. In farmers' field trial in outreach
sites, farmers have prefe"ed P K 416 as an early maturing, high yielding and
medium bold seeded variety. This could be a candidate for release for the
terai and inner terai.

Soybean is one of the major summer legume crops of Nepal, which is grown
as inter or mixed crop with maize in the hills whereas commercial sole crop in
the terai. The production of the crop is constrained by one or more of the
biotic constraints like Soybean Yellow Mosaic Virus, pod blight, frogeye leaf
spot and rust. Unavailability of variety suitable for soybean-toria cropping
pattern has realized in recent years. In connection with above background
information soybean genotypes collected from different sources were
evaluated for yield potential, insect-disease reaction at the research block of
NGLRP, Rampur and NORP Nawalpur in the main cropping season of
2000/01 and 2001102. In coordinated varietal trial the genotypes PK 327 and
PK 416 have shown outstanding results. In farmers' field trial in outreach
sites, farmers have prefe"ed P K 416 as an early maturing, high yielding and
medium bold seeded variety. This could be a candidate for release for the
terai and inner terai.