Resumen

MALDONADO MORENO, Nicolás; ASCENCIO LUCIANO, Guillermo  y  GILL LANGARICA, Homar René. Huasteca 400, a new soybean cultivar for the South of Tamaulipas, East of San Luis Potosí and North of Veracruz State. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2010, vol.1, n.5, pp.687-692. ISSN 2007-0934.

Mexico should increase soybean surface and production to reduce dependence on grain imports. A new soybean cultivar was developed for tropical region of Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí and Veracruz. The cultivar Huasteca 400 is resistant to several pests and diseases present in the region, well adapted to humid tropical photoperiod. The experimental validation of cultivar Huasteca 400 showed that on average exceeds by 14 % to regional control and reports a production potential of 3.319 kg ha^-1. The cultivar 400 Huasteca is best suited for spring-summer season in regions with warm humid and sub-humid climate with annual rainfall from 800 to 1000 mm, average temperature from 25 to 27 °C and optimum planting period June 15 to July 31.

Palabras llave : cultivar; potential; production; soya.