Tamesí, new soybean variety for the humid tropic of Mexico

Authors

  • Nicolás Maldonado Moreno , Campo Experimental Las Huastecas INIFAP. Carretera Tampico-Mante km 55, Villa Cuauhtémoc, Tamaulipas, México. C. P. 89610. Tel. 01 (836) 2760023/24
  • Guillermo Ascencio Luciano , Campo Experimental Las Huastecas INIFAP. Carretera Tampico-Mante km 55, Villa Cuauhtémoc, Tamaulipas, México. C. P. 89610. Tel. 01 (836) 2760023/24

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v3i8.1332

Keywords:

Glycine max (L.) Merr., soybean, variety, yield

Abstract

Tamesi is a variety of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] that was originated from a cross between Santa Rosa X H80-2535, held at the INIFAP-C. E. Las Huastecas, the first parent is a variety introduced from Brazil, and the second is a line generated in the genetic breeding program of tropical soybean at INIFAP. This variety is adapted to the rainfed conditions the spring-summer cycle in the humid tropics of Mexico; it has an average yield of 2 602 kg ha-1, which is 17% higher than the variety Huasteca 200 (control), and its cycle is shorter than this variety; the plant is of medium size and resistant to lodging. The seed has 19.25% of oil and 35.3% of protein, and the 100 seed weight is of 16.1 g. Tamesi is of a determinate growth habit, has white f lowers, brown pubescence and seeds with a yellow seed coat and a brown hilum.

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Published

2018-06-14

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Description of cultivars

How to Cite

Maldonado Moreno Nicolás, and Guillermo Ascencio Luciano. 2018. “Tamesí, New Soybean Variety for the Humid Tropic of Mexico”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 3 (8): 1671-77. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v3i8.1332.

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