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Fifty-Eight Years of Genetic Improvement of Short-Season Soybean Cultivars in Canada

Eastern Cereal & Oilseed Res. Ctr., Agric. & Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON Canada, K1A 0C6
Crop Science Dept., Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
Huron Research Station, Huron Park, ON, Canada, N0M 1Y0

^* Corresponding author (coberer{at}em.agr.ca).

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] production in short-season areas has increased greatly because of improvements in cultivars and production practices. Previous studies of genetic improvement in soybean have reported yield increases of 0.5 to 1% per year. To evaluate the genetic improvement of short-season germplasm, 41 cultivars ranging from maturity group 000 to 0, released from 1934 to 1992, were grown for 8 station-years in Ontario and Quebec. Yield, maturity, plant height, lodging score, 100-seed weight, seed protein and oil levels, and yield stability were regressed on year of release to determine if improvements have been made. Yield has been improved about 0.5% per year during the period under study; however, since 1976 yield has been improved about 0.7% per year. There is evidence that the rate of genetic improvement of seed yield is accelerating. Significant lodging reduction was also observed. Seed protein levels have been reduced 4 g kg^-1 yr^-1 and seed oil levels have increased 4 g kg^-1 yr^-1. Although yield has been increased, yield stability has remained constant.

Received for publication December 11, 1995.

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