The Namul soybean variety is a vegetable variety developed by individual selection, intended for cultivation in the Far East region. It is characterized by a mid-early maturation period, with a vegetation period of about 102-105 days. Plants reach a height of 46-57 cm, have a semi-erect upright bush form with lateral branches and a medium degree of foliation. Leaves are trifoliate, lanceolate in shape, flowers are purple, arranged in racemes of 8 pieces. Pods are gray in color, weakly curved with a pointed tip, evenly distributed, with 40 to 54 pods forming on one plant, of which up to 54 % contain 3-4 seeds each. The height of attachment of the lower pods is 11-14 cm.
Namul variety seeds are small, spherical in shape, yellow in color with a glossy surface and yellow hilum. The mass of 1000 seeds varies within 110-120 g. The variety is distinguished by high yield: economic yield is 1.8-2.1 t/ha, biological — 2.5-2.9 t/ha, which corresponds to 10.4 c/ha. Seeds contain a significant amount of protein — from 39.5 to 41.8 %, as well as oil — from 18.4 to 21.4 %, which makes this variety attractive for vegetable and food use.
Namul has high resistance to lodging and pod cracking, as well as resistance to fungal and bacterial diseases such as cercosporosis and bacterial blight. In addition, the variety demonstrates moderate resistance to downy mildew and septoria. These qualities ensure crop stability and allow successful cultivation of the variety in the climatic and soil conditions of the Primorsky Krai and other regions with similar characteristics.
