Resumen

MALDONADO MORENO, Nicolás  y  ASCENCIO LUCIANO, Guillermo. Tamesí, new soybean variety for the humid tropic of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2012, vol.3, n.8, pp.1671-1677. ISSN 2007-0934.

Tamesi is a variety of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] that was originated from a cross between Santa Rosa X H80-2535, held at the INIFAP-C. E. Las Huastecas, the first parent is a variety introduced from Brazil, and the second is a line generated in the genetic breeding program of tropical soybean at INIFAP. This variety is adapted to the rainfed conditions the spring-summer cycle in the humid tropics of Mexico; it has an average yield of 2 602 kg ha^-1, which is 17% higher than the variety Huasteca 200 (control), and its cycle is shorter than this variety; the plant is of medium size and resistant to lodging. The seed has 19.25% of oil and 35.3% of protein, and the 100 seed weight is of 16.1 g. Tamesi is of a determinate growth habit, has white flowers, brown pubescence and seeds with a yellow seed coat and a brown hilum.

Palabras llave : Glycine max (L.) Merr.; soybean; variety; yield.