Productive characteristics of the Macedonian varieties soybean

The paper explained the results of the researches conducted in 2009 and 2010 with both Macedonian soybean varieties. Soybean varieties (Glycine max (L.) Merrill),,Ilindenka” and ,,Pela” are the first Macedonian soybean varieties.These varieties were developed at the Institute of Southern Crops in Strumica. In 2004, were confirmed by the National Variety Commission of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water economy, and were introduced in the National Variety List. “Ilindenka” variety belongs to the II maturity group, which means that it needs 140-150 days to reach maturity in terms of cultivation in Macedonia.,,Pela” is an earlier variety and belongs to (00) group or about 100 days are required for to achieve maturity in terms of cultivation in Macedonia. According to the results of two years of researches in Kocani region (eastern part of Macedonia), of these varieties was achieved average yield in both years of cultivation from 3 696 to 4 391 kg ha-1 for variety ,,Pela” and 3600 to 4128 kg ha-1 for variety ,,Ilindenka”. The achieved results indicate that Macedonian soybean varieties maintain the genetic potential to yield on a high level. In agro ecological regions such as Kocani region and similar to, it can be achieved very satisfactory high yields of these varieties. Key words: soybean, varieties, yield, region, maturity group