The Release and Registration of Gute (Late Set) Soybean Varieties

Abstract

Gute is the name given to soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] variety with pedigree of PM 12-3, brought from Jimma Agricultural Research Center. Gute  variety was evaluated against the check and other genotypes for seed yield, agronomic characters and disease reaction at Bako, Billo Boshe and  Gute experimental sites from 2016/2017 to 2017/2018. Gute variety was verified for possible release in 2019 at on farm and on station across all  locations listed above. Gute gave seed yield of 2779.1 kg ha^-1, 39.4% protein content and 22.3% oil content respectively. The result of multi-  environment yield trials showed that Gute (PM 12-3) outperformed the standard check (PRAC-3) by 20.1 % in seed yield and comparable in oil content. It was resistant to bacterial blight and bacterial pustule. Stability analysis showed that the variety was relatively stable in grain yield  performance across locations than the check variety PARC-3. Therefore, Gute was released in 2020 for its high grain yield potential, disease  tolerance and farmers preferences, and recommended for wider production in the test environments and similar agro-ecologies