Soybean UNGA

The UNGA soybean variety is an early-maturing oilseed crop developed by Irkutsk breeders of the Siberian Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants, SB RAS. This variety is characterized by a vegetative period of about 92 days and belongs to indeterminate plants with low or medium growth. Seeds of the variety have a brown coloration with a dark brown hilum, and the mass of 1000 seeds is 172 grams. UNGA differs in high yield: the average indicator in the East Siberian region reaches 19.4 centners per hectare, while the maximum yield of 34.3 centners per hectare was recorded at the Karatuzsky Experimental Station of Krasnoyarsk Krai in 2021.

One of the key features of the UNGA variety is its increased cold- and frost-hardiness, which allows for successful cultivation in the harsh climatic conditions of Eastern Siberia, Transbaikal, and the Baikal region. The variety can withstand frost down to minus 5 degrees, which makes it suitable for early sowing and expands the possibilities for agrotechnical use in regions with a short vegetative period. Thanks to these qualities, UNGA becomes a promising choice for industrial soybean cultivation in northern latitudes.

Additionally, the variety is distinguished by its high content of nutrients: seeds contain 37% protein and 17.9% fat, which makes it a valuable raw material for the food and feed industry. Breeding work on the variety began in 2000, and only after several years were significant results achieved, confirming its adaptive and productive qualities. Thus, UNGA combines earliness, resistance to adverse climatic factors, and high nutritional value, which ensures its demand among agricultural producers of the region.