Registration of R99–1613F, R01–2731F, and R01–3474F Soybean Germplasm Lines with Diverse Pedigrees

Abstract

R99–1613F (Reg. No. GP‐372, PI 659987), R01–2731F (Reg. No. GP‐374, PI 659989), and R01–3474F (Reg. No. GP‐373, PI 659988) soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] were developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Fayetteville, AR and were released as high‐yielding conventional germplasm lines with 50% diverse pedigrees. R99–1613F is an F4 plant selection from the cross between ‘NK RA 452’ and PI 290126B. It is an indeterminate maturity group (MG) IV line with a yield potential similar to that of the popular Roundup Ready cultivar ‘AG4403’. R01–2731F is a determinate MG VI line derived from the cross ‘Caviness’ × PI 592947. Yield potential of R01–2731F is similar to or greater than conventional MG VI cultivar ‘Dillon’. R01–3474F was derived from Caviness × PI 594208. It is a determinate MG V line with a yield potential similar to that of the high‐yielding conventional cultivar ‘5601T’. These germplasm lines can be used as elite parents to improve yield and to enhance genetic diversity.