NDSU Releases New Soybean Variety

The North Dakota State University Agricultural Experiment Station announces the release of LaMoure soybean, which is a non-transgenic soybean.

LaMoure is a 0.7 maturity variety, according to Ted Helms, leader of the NDSU soybean breeding project. LaMoure is three days earlier than Sargent and five days later than Barnes. Averaged across 24 North Dakota sites, LaMoure yielded 3.6 bushels per acre more than Barnes and 1.5 bushels more than Sargent. It has greater resistance to lodging and better tolerance to iron chlorosis than either Barnes or Sargent. Percent protein and percent oil in LaMoure is similar to Barnes and Sargent. LaMoure has resistance to Phytopthora races 1 through 3.

The funds to develop LaMoure were provided in part by the North Dakota Soybean Council.

LaMoure is named after LaMoure County, where it is expected to be well adapted.

Seed of LaMoure will be allocated through the North Dakota Crop Improvement and Seed Association in various counties.

Plant variety protection under the Plant Variety Protection Act with Title V has been applied for.