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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION OFFICE 

EXHIBIT C 

OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION OF VARIETY 

The following statements are made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 

Application is required in order to determine if a plant variety protection certificate is to be issued (7 U.S.C. 2421). Information is held confidential until 

certificate is issued (7 U.S.C. 2426). OMB Collection #0581-0055 

NAME OF APPLICANT (S) TEMPORARY OR EXPERIMENTAL 

DESIGNATION 

VARIETY NAME 

Soybean 

(Glycine max (L.) Merr.) 

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid 

OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0055. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 1.81 hours 

per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of 

information. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or 

(202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 

Instructions: 

- Data for quantitative plant characters should be based on a minimum of 100 plants. 

- Comparative data should be determined from varieties entered in the same trial. 

- Royal Horticultural Society or any recognized color standard may be used to determine plant colors; designate system used 

_____________________________________ 

- The Morphology section of the Objective Description must be filled out completely. Missing information may be requested by 

the Plant Variety Protection Office. Significant omissions could delay or inhibit certificate of protection issuance. 

Location: 

Breeding Location Latitude (Decimal Degrees) Longitude (Decimal Degrees) 

Trial Location Latitude (Decimal Degrees) Longitude (Decimal Degrees) 

Area(s) of Adaptation 
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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

Morphology: 

I. SEED: 

1. ________Seed Shape: 

1. Spherical (L/W, L/T, and T/W ratios ≤1.2)

2. Spherical-Flattened (L/W ratios> 1.2; L/T ratios ≤ 1.2)

3. Elongate (L/W ratios > 1.2; T/W ratios ≤ 1.2)

4. Elongate-Flattened (L/T ratios ≥ 1.2; L/W ratios ≥ 1.2)

2. ________Seed Coat Color:

1. Yellow 

4. Black 

3. ________Seed Coat Luster: 

1. Dull 

2. Green 3. Brown 

5. Other (Please Specify) 

2. Shiny

4. ________Seed Size (grams/100 seeds, please round to nearest decimal (00.0)) 

5. ________Seed: Hilum Color: 

1. Buff 2. Yellow 3. Brown 

4. Gray 5. Imperfect Black 6. Black 

7. Other (Please Specify) 

6. ________Seed: Ground Color of Testa (Excluding Hilium): 

1. Yellow 2. Yellow Green 3. Green 

4. Light Brown 5. Medium Brown 6. Dark Brown 

7. Black 

7. ________Seed: Cotyledon Color: 

1. Yellow 2. Green

8. ________Seed Protein Peroxidase Activity: 

1. Low 2. High
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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

II. LEAF: 

9. ________Leaf: Hypocotyl Color: 

1. Green (‘Evans’ or ‘Davis’) 

2. Green with Bronze Band below Cotyledons (‘Woodworth’ or ‘Tracy’) 

3. Light Purple below Cotyledons (‘Beeson’ or ‘Pickett 71’) 

4. Dark Purple extending to Unifoliate Leaves (‘Hodgson’, ‘Coker’, or ‘Hampton 266A’)

10. ________Leaf: Shape: 

1. Lanceolate 

4. Other (Specify) 

11. ________Leaf: Size of Lateral Leaflet: 

1. Small 

12. ________Leaf: Color:

1. Light Green 

13. ________Leaf: Blistering: 

1. Absent or Very Weak 

4. Strong 

III. FLOWER: 

IV. POD: 

14. ________Flower: Color: 

1. White 

15. ________Pod: Color: 

1. Tan 

16. ________Pod: Pubescence Color: 

1. Gray 

2. Oval

2. Medium 

2. Medium Green

2. Weak

5. Very Strong 

2. Purple

2. Brown

2. Brown

3. Ovate 

3. Large 

3. Dark Green 

3. Medium 

3. White with Purple Throat 

3. Black 

3. Light Brown 
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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

V. PLANT: 

17. ________Plant: Type: 

1. Slender 

18. ________Plant: Height (cm) 

19. ________Plant: Height: 

1. Short 

4. Medium to Tall 

20. ________Plant: Growth Type:

1. Determinate 

4. Indeterminate 

21. ________Plant: Growth Habit:

1. Erect 

2. Intermediate 3. Bushy 

2. Short to Medium 3. Medium 

5. Tall 

2. Semi-Determinate 

2. Erect to Semi-Erect 3. Semi-Erect 

4. Semi-Erect to Horizontal 5. Horizontal 
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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

VI. MATURITY: 

22. ________Maturity: Group: 

1. 000 2. 00 3. 0 

4. I 5. II 6. III 

7. IV 8. V 9. VI 

10. VII 11. VIII 12. IX

13. X 14. XI 15. XII 

23. ________Maturity Subgroup:

1. One 2. Two 3. Three 

4. Four 5. Five 6. Six 

7. Seven 8. Eight 9. Nine 

[ PLEASE ENTER ADDITIONAL VARIETY TRAITS ON NEXT PAGE ] 
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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

VII. DISEASE REACTIONS: 

Bacterial: 

Fungal: 

(1 = Not Tested, 2 = Susceptible, 3 = Resistant, 4 = Tolerant) 

1. ________Bacterial Pustule (Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines (Nakano) Dye) 

2. ________Bacterial Blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea (Coerper) Young, Dye, & Wilkie) 

3. ________Wildfire Blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci (Wolf & Foster) Young, Dye, & Wilkie) 

(1 = Not Tested, 2 = Susceptible, 3 = Resistant, 4 = Tolerant) 

1. ________Brown Spot (Septoria glycines Hemmi) 

2. ________Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina Hara) 

3. ________Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina Hara) Race 1 

4. ________Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina Hara) Race 2

5. ________Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina Hara) Race 3 

6. ________Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina Hara) Race 4 

7. ________Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina Hara) Race 5 

8. ________Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina Hara) Race 6 

9. ________Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina Hara) Race 7 

10. ________Frogeye Leaf Spot (Cercospora sojina Hara) Other (Specify) 

11. ________Target Spot (Corynespora cassiicola (Berk. & Curt.) Wei) 

12. ________Downy Mildew (Peronspora trifoliorum var. manchurica (Naum.) Syd. Ex Gäum) 

13. ________Powdery Mildew (Microsphaera diffusa Cke. & Pk.) 

14. ________Brown Stem Rot (Phialophora gregata (Allington & Chamberlain) W. Gams.) 

15. ________Stem Canker (Diaporthe phaseolorum (Cke. & Ell.) Sacc. var. caulivora Athow & Caldwell) 

16. ________Pod and Stem Blight (Diaporthe phaseolorum (Cke. & Ell.) (Sacc. var. sojae (Lehman) Wehm.) 

17. ________Purple Seed Stain (Cercospora kikuchii (T. Matsu. & Tomoyasu) Gardener) 

18. ________Rhizoctonia Root Rot (Rhizoctonia solani Kühn) 

19. ________Asian Soybean Rust (Phakospora pachyrhizi Sydw. (a.k.a. Phakospora pachyrhizia Sydw.)) 

20. ________Other rust (Please specify) 
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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

VII. DISEASE REACTIONS: (continued) 

Phytophthora Root Rot (Specify the gene(s) coding for the reaction) 

(1 = Absent, 2 = Present)

1. ________Rps1 (Williams) 9. ________Rps3-a (PI 171.442)

2. ________Rps1-a (Mukden) 10. ________Rps3-b (PI 172.901)

3. ________Rps1-b (Sanga) 11. ________Rps3-c (PI 340.046) 

4. ________Rps1-c (Arksoy) 12. ________Rps4 (PI 86.050) 

5. ________Rps1-d (PI 103.091) 13. ________Rps5 (PI 91.160) 

6. ________Rps1-e (PI 172.907) 14. ________Rps6 (Altona) 

7. ________Rps1-k (Kingwa) 15. ________Rps7 (Harosoy) 

8. ________Rps2 (CNS) 16. ________Rps? (Nezumisaya, OX939, OX940) 

Phytophthora Root Rot Races: (Phytophthora sojae (Kaufmann & Gerdemann)) 

(1 = Not Tested, 2 = Susceptible, 3 = Resistant, 4 = Tolerant)

1. ________Race 1 16. ________Race 16 31. ________Race 31 

2. ________Race 2 17. ________Race 17 32. ________Race 32

3. ________Race 3 18. ________Race 18 33. ________Race 33 

4. ________Race 4 19. ________Race 19 34. ________Race 34 

5. ________Race 5 20. ________Race 20 35. ________Race 35 

6. ________Race 6 21. ________Race 21 36. ________Race 36 

7. ________Race 7 22. ________Race 22 37. ________Race 37 

8. ________Race 8 23. ________Race 23 38. ________Race 38 

9. ________Race 9 24. ________Race 24 39. ________Race 39 

10. ________Race 10 25. ________Race 25 40. ________Race 40 

11. ________Race 11 26. ________Race 26 41. ________Race 41 

12. ________Race 12 27. ________Race 27 42. ________Race 42

13. ________Race 13 28. ________Race 28 43. ________Race 43 

14. ________Race 14 29. ________Race 29 44. ________Race 44 

15. ________Race 15 30. ________Race 30 45. ________Race 45 

46. Any Other Races Test (Please Specify): 
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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

VII. DISEASE REACTIONS: (continued) 

Other Diseases: 

(1 = Not Tested, 2 = Susceptible, 3 = Resistant, 4 = Tolerant)

1. ________Bud Blight (Tobacco Ringspot Virus) 

2. ________Yellow Mosaic (Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus) 

3. ________Cowpea Mosaic (Cowpea Chlorotic Virus) 

4. ________Pod Mottle (Bean Pod Mottle Virus) 

5. ________Seed Mottle (Soybean Mosaic Virus) 

6. ________Sudden Death Syndrome (Fusarium solani f.dp. glycines) 

7. ________Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) Race 1 

8. ________Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) Race 2

9. ________Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) Race 3 

10. ________Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) Race 4 

11. ________Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) Race 5 

12. ________Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) Race 6 

13. ________Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) Race 9 

14. ________Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) Race 14 

15. ________Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) Other Races (Specify): 

16. ________Lance Nematode (Hoplolaimus columbus Sher) 

17. ________Southern Root Knot Nematode (Meliodogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood) 

18. ________Northern Root Knot Nematode (Meliodogyne hapla Chitwood) 

19. ________Peanut Root Knot Nematode (Meliodogyne arenaria (Neal) Chitwood) 

20. ________Reniform Nematode (Rotylenchus reniformus Linwood & Olivera) 

21. ________Javanese Nematode (Meliodogyne javanica (Treub) Chitwood) 

22. ________Important: Other Nematodes tested (Please specify) 

VIII. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES: 

(1 = Not Tested, 2 = Susceptible, 3 = Resistant, 4 = Tolerant) 

1. ________Iron Chlorosis on Calcareous Soil 

2. ________Phosphorus 

3. ________Boron 

4. ________Aluminum 

5. ________Salt 

6. ________Drought 

7. ________Important: Other (Please specify) 
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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

IX. INSECT REACTIONS: 

(1 = Not Tested, 2 = Susceptible, 3 = Resistant, 4 = Tolerant)

1. ________Mexican Bean Beetle (Epilachna varivestis Mulsant) 

2. ________Soybean Aphid (Aphis glycines Matsamura) 

3. ________Potato Leaf Hopper (Empoasca fabae (Harris)) 

4. ________Important: Other (Please specify) 

X. HERBICIDE REACTIONS: 

(1 = Not Tested, 2 = Susceptible, 3 = Resistant, 4 = Tolerant)

1. ________Metribuzin 

2. ________Bentazone 

3. ________Sulfonylurea 

4. ________Glyphosate 

5. ________Glufosinate 

6. ________Pendimethalin 

7. ________Dicamba 

8. ________Important: Other (Please specify) 

XI. SEED COMPOSITIONS 

1. ________% Protein content 

2. ________% Oil content 

3. ________% Oleic acid 

4. ________% Linoleic acid 

5. ________% Linolenic acid 

6. ________% Palmitic acid 

7. ________% Other fatty acids (Specify): 
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Form ST-470-002 

Exhibit C (Soybean) OMB NO. 0581-0055 

Expiration Date: 01/31/2022

Disease Resistance: 

Insect Resistance: 

Comments: 

For more information and guidance: 

UPOV GUIDELINES FOR THE CONDUCT OF TESTS FOR DISTINCTNESS, UNIFORMITY AND STABILITY TG/080 

https://www.upov.int/edocs/tgdocs/en/tg080.pdf