The soybean cultivar recommended for breeding within the import substitution program

The main objective of the work was to investigate and save of the soybean genetic potential to identify donors and sources of valuable breeding traits. The study of samples in the fields of the branch of the Kuban experimental station of VIR was conducted from 2008 to 2015 in accordance with the methodological guidelines of VIR. The cultivar Komsomolka (VNIIMK) was used as a standard. Traits of the standard cultivar had the following average meanings: yield was 313.7 g per m2, seed yield per plant -39.9 g, 1000 seeds weight - 169 g, the average height of the lowest pod attachment - 10 cm. there were studied 349 new soybean samples. The main valuable economic and breeding traits are studied. Some collection soybean samples are very interested for breeders: on early maturity - i-611486 (Sweden) with the vegetation period 85 days; on high seed yield per plant - i-614237 (Switzerland), i-614235 (France), i-614244 (Canada), i-0144391 (Russia); on yield -i-0144391 (Russia), i-614076 Lara (Serbia); on 1000 seeds weight - i-606924 (Canada); i-606933 (China) (1000 seed weight was 337 and 234 g, respectively). Samples i-606951, i-606942, i-606933 (China) are distinguished by the height of the lowest pod attachment - 26; 23 and 20 cm, respectively.