Selection of Soybean Genotypes by Seed Size and its Prospects for Industrial Raw Material in Indonesia

The main utilization of soybean with large seed size in Indonesia is for industrial (tempeh) raw material. The aim of this research was to select soybean genotypes based on seed size and yield. Experiment was conducted at Jambegede Research Station (Malang), from March until June 2014 using 150 soybean genotypes. The selection revealed the existence of variability among genotypes. A simultaneously selection successfully obtained eight genotypes with yield >2.53 t/ha and seed size > 15.8 g/100 seeds. These selected genotypes prospective for source of tempeh material and need to examine its yield recovery, nutrition (protein) and sensory characteristic.