Legume Research - An International Journal
Web of Science
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue: 2

Binasoybean-6: A high yielding mutant soybean variety developed through sustainable mutation breeding

  • Author:
  • M.A. Malek1, R.M. Emon1, M.K. Khatun1, M.S.H. Bhuiyan1, Adedze Yawo Mawunyo Nevame2, Md. Amirul Alam3,
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 143 to 148

1Division of Plant Breeding, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

2Molecular Biology Laboratory of Jiangsu Green Port Modern Agriculture Development Company, Suqian, 223800, Jiangsu Province, China

3Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscaping Program, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sandakan Campus, Sandakan90509, Sabah, Malaysia

*Corresponding Author: Md. Amirul Alam, Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscaping Program, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sandakan Campus, Sandakan90509, Sabah, Malaysia, Email: amirulalam@ums.edu.my

Online Published on 30 March, 2022.

Abstract

Soybean is an important source of food, protein and oil and hence more research is essential to increase its yield under different agro-ecological conditions, including stress. In this regard, four popular soybean varieties viz. Shohag, BDS-4, BAU-S/64 and BARI Soybean-5 were irradiated using Co60 gamma rays to create genetic variation for earliness, higher seed yield and other desirable agronomic traits.

The experiments were conducted at Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) Headquarters farm, Mymensingh during 2006-2009 and 28 elite mutant lines were selected for evaluation. The mutant line, SBM-22 derived from mother variety BARI Soybean-5 irradiated with 300Gy of gamma rays was found to be superior compared to other mutants. Considering the superior performance of mutant SBM-22 including 28 mutants and mother check variety BARI Soybean-5, were evaluated through different trials. The evaluation trials were conducted at different agro-ecological zones of the country during Rabi season (January to April) of 2010-2018.

Significant variations were observed both in individual location and over locations for all traits. Reactions to major diseases and insect-pests infestation were also studied. Due to better performance of the mutant SBM-22, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) applied to the National Seed Board (NSB) of Bangladesh for registration as an important soybean variety “Binasoybean-6”. Consequently, the NSB of Bangladesh registered SBM-22 as an improved soybean variety in 2019 as Binasoybean-6 for commercial cultivation.

Keywords

Binasoybean-6, High yielding, Irradiation, Mutant, Soybean