MFS-817 Varieties

MFS-817 was released by Virginia Tech University. It is a small-seeded soybean bred for Asian export markets, particularly natto production. It is a maturity group IV cultivar with a determinate growth habit. It has white flowers and gray pubescence. Seeds have yellow cotyledons, yellow hila, and a yellow seed coat. The average plant height is 34.5 inches, and seed size averages 10.1 g/100 seeds. MFS-817 has favorable seed quality characteristics for natto production, including a low seed coat deficiency of 6.1%, protein content of 39.8%, oil content of 19.8%, and total sugar content of 6.1%. Variety Producers
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