Soybean variety evaluation – Oakwood 2018/19

Abstract

Key findings •Two unreleased soybean lines, T171A-2 and NK94B-25, had the highest yield in this experiment (2.15 t/ha and 2.04 t/ha, respectively) followed by the two commercial standard varieties Richmond[PBR] (1.94 t/ha) and Moonbi[PBR] (1.73 t/ha). •Line T171A-2 had the highest plant height at maturity (61.3 cm), while the lowest height recorded was for variety Moonbi[PBR] (48.7 cm). There was no significant difference in plant height between Richmond[PBR] (53.7 cm) and NK94B-25 (59.7 cm). •The two unreleased lines appear to be well adapted to the northern slopes production region of New South Wales (NSW) in terms of yield, lack of leaf diseases and suitable maturity compared with current commercial cultivars.