1. Under the AICRPS system, 184 improved varieties have been developed till date under the domestic breeding programme (Varieties List, Varieties state wise, Varieties with special characters). .
  2. The institute has developed twenty onesoybean varieties viz. NRC 2(Ahilya 1), NRC-12 (Ahilya 2), NRC-7 (Ahilya 3) and NRC-37 (Ahilya 4), NRC 86, NRC 127, NRC 128, NRC 130, NRC 131, NRC 132, NRC 136, NRC 138, NRC 142, NRC 147, NRC 150, NRC 152, NRC 157, NRC 165, NRC 181, NRC 188, NRC 197. .
  3. NRC 136 is a drought tolerant variety.
  4. Food grade varieties are: NRC 142 and NRC 152 are lipoxygenase 2 and KTi free varieties; NRC 132 and NRC 150 are lipoxygenase 2 free varieties; NRC 127, NRC 181 and MACSNRC 1667 are NRC 197 are Kti free varieties
  5. NRC 130, NRC 131, NRC 138 are less photo-sensitive.
  6. Rust tolerant varieties viz. DSb 21, DSb 24, DSb 32, KDS 726, KDS 753, KDS 992.
  7. YMV resistant/tolerant varieties are PS 1670, NRCSL 3, SL 958, SL 955
  8. National Soybean Research Institute also coordinates the breeder seed production to meet the national requirement of soybean seed. There are about 30 varieties are in seed chain at present. Year-wise production of breeder seed of different varieties is given in the list.
S.No. Variety Year of notification Area of Area of adaptability
1Clark 631973Northern & Central zone
2Lee1975Northern hill zone
3Ankur1976Northern plain zone
4Type 491978Central zone
5Panjab Soybean No.1978Central, northern plain & northern hill zones
6Bragg197Throughout India
7Alankar1978Northern plain zone
8Shilajeet1980Northern hill zone and Northern plain zone
9Durga (JS 72-280)1982Madhya Pradesh
10KHSb-21982Karnataka
11Gaurawa (JS 72-44)1982Madhya Pradesh
12CO. 11982Tamil Nadu
13KM. 11982Tamil Nadu
14Jawahar Soyabean-21982Madhya Pradesh
15PK 3271983Northern hill zone and Northern plain zone
16Birsa Soybean 11983Uplands of Jharkhand state
17PK 2621983Northern plain zone
18SL 41984Northern Plain Zone
19MACS-131985Maharashtra
20PK 3081985Northern plain zone
21VL Soya-11985Uttaranchal
22Monetta1985Maharashtra
23PK-4721986Central zone
24PK-4161986Northern plain zone
25SL 96198Punjab
26JS 75-461987Madhya Pradesh
27Pusa-24198Northern plain & Northern hill zones
28Pusa-16198Northern plain zone, Northern hill zone and parts of Central zone
29Pusa-201988Northern hill zone
30MACS-581989Central zone
31VL Soya-21989Northern hill zone
32JS-76-205199Madhya Pradesh
33Shiwalik (Himso-333)1990Himachal Pradesh
34JS-80-211991Central zone and North Eastern zone
35JS-71-1991Malwa Plateau of Madhya Pradesh
36Pant Soybean 5641991Northern plain zone
37MACS-571992Maharashtra
38Hardee1992Southern zone
39MACS-1241992Southern zone
40JS 3351994Central zone
41VL Soya-211996Uttaranchal
42Ahilya-1 (NRC 2)1997Madhya Pradesh
43Ahilya-2 (NRC 12)1997Madhya Pradesh
44Ahilya-3 (NRC 7)1997Madhya Pradesh
45Sneh (KB 79)1997Karnataka
46Co Soya-21997Tamil Nadu
47Pooja (MAUS 2)1997Southern zone
48Pant Soybean 10421997Northern plain zone
49Pant Soybean 10241997Northern plain zone
50SL 2951997Panjab
51Pant Soybean 10291997Southern zone
52JS 90-411999Madhya Pradesh
53MACS-4501999Southern zone
54VL Soya-472000Northern hill zone
55Pant Soybean 1092 (PK1092)2000Tarai & Babar region (UP & Uttarakhand)
56Prasad (MAUS 32)2000Maharashtra
57Parbhani Sona (MAUS 47)2000Central zone
58LSB-12001Andhra Pradesh
59Hara Soya (Himso 1563)2001Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal
60Indira Soya-92001North Eastern zone & MP
61Ahilya 4 (NRC 37)2001Central zone
62Samrudhi (MAUS 71)2002North Eastern Zone
63Pratishta (MAUS 61-2)2002Central zone
64Pratikar (MAUS 61)2002Southern zone
65JS 93-052002Central zone
66MAUS 81 (Shakti)2004Central Zone
67TAMS 382005Maharashtra Vidarbha region
68Palam soya (P-30-1-1)200?Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal
69Pusa 97-122005North Plain Zone
70CO(Soy) 32006Tamil Nadu
71Phule Kalyani (DS 228)2006Maharashtra
72Pusa 98-142006North Plain Zone
73RKS 18 (Pratap Soya 2)2007Southern & North Eastern Zone
74TAMS 98-212007Maharashtra
75SL 5252007Northern Plain Zone
76JS 95-602007Madhya Pradesh
77Pratap Soya 1 (RAUS 5)2007North Eastern Zone
78Swarna Vasundhara2008Jharkhand
79PS 13472008North Plain Zone
80JS 97-522008Central & North Eastern Zone
81VL Soya 592008North Hill Zone
82SL 6882008North Plain Zone
83VL Soya 632008North Hill Zone
84PRS 12009Uttaranchal mid hills
85DSb-12009Karnataka
86PS 12252009Tarai & Bhabar Region of UP & Uttarakhand
87VL Soya 652010Uttarakhand
88MAUS 1582010Marathwada (Maharashtra)
89RKS 242011Rajasthan
90SL 7442012Pujab
91Pant Soybean-19 (PS 1368)2013Uttarakhand
92MACS-11882013Southern Zone
93Pratap Soya 45 (RKS 45)2013Rajasthan
94RVS 2001-42014Madhya Pradesh
95JS 20-292014Central zone
96JS 20-342014Central zone
97Pooja (MAUS 2)2014Karnataka, Southern zone
98MAUS 1622014Maharashtra
99DSb-212014Karnataka, South Zone
100NRC 862015Central zone
101KDS 344 (Phule Agrani)2015Southern Zone
102Pusa 12 (DS 12-13)2015North Plain Zone
103SL 9582016Punjab
104MACS 12812016Southern Zone
105JS 20-692016Madhya Pradesh
106VL Soya 772016Uttarakhand Hills
107VL Bhat 2012016Uttarakhand Hills
108Raj Soya-24 (RVS 2002-4)2017Central Zone
109Pant Soya 21 (PS 1480)2017Uttarakhand
110Pant Soya 23 (PS 1521)2017Uttarakhand
111Pant Soya 24 (PS 1477)2017North Plain Zone
112Raj Soya-18 (Pragya)2017Madhya Pradesh
113Chhattisgarh Soybean-1 (CG SOYA-1)2018Chhattisgarh
114Jawahar Soybean 20-98 (JS 20-98)2018Central Zone
115Kota Soya-1 (RKS 113)2018Eastern zone
116MAUS 6122018Maharashtra and South Zone
117DSb 232018Southern Zone
118KS 1032018Southern Zone
119Basara2018Telangana
120NRC 1272018Central Zone
121KDS 726 (Phule Sangam)2019South Zone
122VL Soya 89 (VLS 89)2019Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
123AMS 10012019Maharashtra
124Jawahar Soybean 20-116 (JS 20-116)2019Central Zone, Eastern Zone, NE Hill Zone
125Jawahar Soybean 20-94 (JS 20-94)2019Central Zone
126Shalimar Soybean-1 (AGR/538)2019Jammu & Kashmir
127DSb 282020Southern Zone
128PS 1572 (PS 26)2020Northern Plain Zone
129SL 9792020Northern Plain Zone
130SL 9552020Northern Plain Zone
131PS 15562020Northern Hill Zone
132SL 9792020Northern Plain Zone
133SL 9552020Northern Plain Zone
134DSb 322020North Eastern Hill Zone
135VL Bhat 2022020Uttarakhand
136KDS 7532020NEHZ, EZ, SZ
137KBS 232020Karnataka
138NRC 1282021Eastern and Northern Plain Zone
139NRC 1302021Central Zone
140NRC 1322021Southern and Eastern Zone
141NRC 1362021Eastern Zone
142NRCSL 12021Eastern Zone
143NRC 1472021Southern and Eastern Zone
144MACS 14602021Southern and Eastern Zone
145MACS 15202021Central Zone
146RSC 11-072021Southern and Eastern Zone
147RSC 10-462021Central Zone, Eastern Zone
148RVSM 2011-352021Central Zone
149NRC 1382021Central Zone
150NRC 1422021Central Zone and Southern Zone
151AMS 100-39 (PDKV Amba)2021Central Zone
152MACSNRC 16672021Southern Zone
153KBVS 1 (Karune) (Vegetable soybean)2021Southern Zone
154RVS 762021Central Zone
155SL 10282021Northern Plain Zone
156SL 10742021Northern Plain Zone
157MACS 14072021North Eastern Zone
158AMS-MB-5-18 (Suvarn Soya)2020Central Zone
159AMS 2014-1 (PDKV Purva)2021Eastern Zone
160DSb 342021Southern Zone
161Pusa Soybean 062021NCR Delhi
162AISb 502021Telangana
163BAUS 402021Jharkhand
164Him Palam Hara Soya 1 (Himso 1685)2021Himachal Pradesh
165Phule Durva (KDS 992)2021Southern Zone
166RSC 10-522022Eastern Zone
167RSC 10-712022Eastern Zone
168Birsa Soybean-4 (BAUS-96)2022Jharkhand
169Chhattisgarh Soya 11-152022Chhattisgarh
170VLS 892023Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
171JS 21-72 (Jawahar Soybean 21-72)2023Central Zone
172Him Palam Soya-1 (Himso-1689)2023Central Zone
173NRC 1502023Central Zone
174NRC 1522023Central Zone
175Umiam Soybean 1 (RCS 1-9)2023Meghalaya
176Shalimar Soybean 2 (SKUA-WSB-101)2023Jammu and Kashmir
177MAUS 7252023Maharashtra
178Indore Soy 131 (IS 131) (NRC 131)2023Madhya Pradesh
179NRC 1572023Madhya Pradesh
180Indore Soy 136 (IS 136) (NRC 136)2023Madhya Pradesh
181NRCSL 3 (NRC 149)2024NPZ
182NRC 1812024CZ
183NRC 1882024CZ
184NRC 1972024NHZ
S.No. Variety Year of notification
1JS 21-722022
2JS 20-1162019
3JS 20-1162020
4Jawahar Soybean 20-942019
5JS 20-942019
6JS 20-982018
9JS 20-342015
10JS 20-292014
11Jawahar Soybean 95-602007
12JS 95-602007
15Raj Vijay Soybean 762021
16RVS 762021
17RVS 2011-352021
18Pragya (RVS-18)2017
19Raj Soya 18 (Pragya)2017
20Raj Soya 24 (RVS 2002-04)2017
21Raj Soya 24 (RVS 2002-04)2017
22RVS 2001-42014
23NRC 1572023
24NRC 1312022
25NRC 1502022
26NRC 1522022
27NRC 1382021
28NRC 1422021
29NRC 1302021
30NRC 1362021
31NRC 1272018
32NRC 1322021
33NRC 1472021
34NRC 862015
35NRC 1282021
36NRCSL 12021
37MAUS 7252023
38MAUS 6122018
39MAUS 1622014
40MAUS 1582010
41Samrudhi2002
42Phule Durva (KDS 992)2021
43Phule Kimaya (KDS 753)2020
44Phule Sangam (KDS 726)2019
45Phule Agrani (KDS 344)2015
46Phule Kalyani (DS 228)2006
47Phule-Kalyani (DS 228)2006
48MACS 15202021
49MACS 14072021
50MACS 14602020
51MACS 12812016
52MACS 11882013
53PDKV Amba2021
54AMS 2014-1 (PDVK Purva)2021
55AMS MB 5-18 (Suvarn Soya)2021
56PDKV Yellow Gold2019
57DSb 342021
58DSb 23 (DSB 23-2)2018
59DSb 212014
60Karune2021
61AISB 502021
62Basara (ASB-22)2018
63RSC 10-462021
64RSC 10-522021
65Chhattisgarh Soya 12018
66Pant Soybean 262020
67Pant Soya (23-24)2017
68Pant Soybean 242017
69Pant Soybean 192013
70VL Bhatt 2022020
71VL Soya 89 (VLS 89)2019
72SL 9582015
73Him Palam Soya 12022
74Him Soya2019
75Hara Soya2001
76Shiwalik1990
77Pusa Soybean 062021
78DS 12-132015
79Pusa 97122005
81Birsa Soybean 42022
82Birsa Soybean 32021
State wise recommended improved varieties of Soybean
S.No. State Suitable Varieties Area of adaptabilit y
1 Pusa Soybean 06 2021 NCR Delhi
2 VL Bhat 202 2020 Uttarakhand
3 KBS 23 2020 Karnataka
4 AISb 50 2021 Telangana
5 BAUS 40 2021 Jharkhand
6 Him Palam Hara Soya 1 (Himso 1685) 2021 Himachal Pradesh
7 Umiam Soybean 1 2023 Meghalaya
8 Shalimar Soybean 2 2023 Jammu & Kashmir
9 MAUS 725 2023 Marathwada region of Maharashtra
10 NRC 131 2023 Madhya Pradesh
11 NRC 157 2023 Madhya Pradesh
12 NRC 136 2023 Madhya Pradesh
13 MAUS 731 2024 Marathwada region of Maharashtra
14 Pusa Soybean 21 (DS 9421) 2024 Delhi
15 Shalimar Soybean-3 (SKAU-S-3) 2024 Pulse growing areas of Kashmir valley
16 Gujarat Soybean 4 (G.Soy 4: Sorath Sonali) 2024 Gujarat
17 CG Soya 11-15 2022 Chhattisgarh
18 CAUMS 1 2024 Manipur