A soybean cultivar ‘Yonpoong’ which has safety high yield for double cropping system introduced winter forage crop was released by agricultural resource research institute of ARES, Gyeunggi Province in 2010. The goals of breeding were for large seed size, high yield, and resistance to disease such as spotting disease. ‘Yonpoong’ was derived from the cross of ‘Suwon 191’, which large seed size and high yield, and ‘Suwon 126’, which early maturity cultivar, and short stem. The preliminary, advanced and regional yield trials for evaluation and selection were carried out from 2005 to 2010. ‘Yonpoong’ has a determinate growth habit with purple flower, grey pubescence, brown pod color, yellow seed coat, yellow cotyledon, elongated seed shape, large seed size(28.7 g per 100 seeds). The maturing date was sept. 22. Tofu yield was similar to that of check cultivar ‘Daewonkong’. The average yield of ‘Yonpoong’ was 3.34 MT/ha in the regional yield trials(RTY) carried out in Korea from 2008 to 2010 which 38 percent higher than the check cultivar ‘Daewonkong’.
A new soybean cultivar ‘Manpoong’ for tofu soybean was released by ARES, Gyeunggi Province in 2009. The goals of breeding were for large seed size, high yield, and resistance to disease such as bacterial pustule. ‘Manpoong’ was derived from the cross between ‘Dongsan 121’, which has large seed size, yellow seed coat, and characteristics of superior tofu, and ‘Sprite 87’, which has early maturity. The preliminary, advanced and regional yield trials for evaluation and selection were carried out in 2003 and from 2005 to 2009, respectively. ‘Manpoong’ has a determinate growth habit with white flower, grey pubescence, dark brown pod color, yellow seed coat, yellow cotyledon, elongated seed shape, and large seed size(29.5 g per 100 seeds). The maturing date was Sept. 29. The content of crude protein, crude oil, unsat. fatty acids, isoflavone, total amino acid which affected the production rate of tofu was higher than those of the check cultivar ‘Taekwangkong’. The production rate of tofu was 15 percent higher than the check cultivar ‘Taekwangkong’. The average yield of ‘Manpoong’ was 2.87 MT/ha in the regional yield trials(RYT) carried out in two location at double cropping system in Korea from 2007 to 2009, which was 12 percent higher than the check cultivar ‘Taekwangkong’.