TRIAL RESULTS OF SOME VEGETABLE SOYBEAN VARIETIES INTRODUCED FROM THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER (AVRDC)

Six promising vegetable soybean varieties (AGS333, AGS356, AGS358, AGS380, AGS398 and AGS399), selected from 18 AVRDC accessions, were trialled for growth ability, yield and yield components during 2006-2007 Fall-Winter and Spring seasons in Gia Lam – Hanoi. The trial results indicated that growth ability of all soybean varieties during the Spring season was much better than that during the Fall-Winter. AGS398 has the highest yield as its pod number per plant and 100-seed weight was higher than those of others. In addition, AGS398 has shorter growth duration, uniform pods, tidy-shaped plant, and good quality. AGS398 can also highly resist to pests and diseases under the open-field conditions.