Comparison · cultivar

Soybean cultivars: Williams 82 vs Forrest vs Lee

Compare reference/heritage US soybean cultivars.

Soybean cultivars: Williams 82 vs Forrest vs Lee
Dimension	Williams 82	Forrest	Lee
Parent crop	Soybean	Soybean	Soybean
Type	Cultivar (self-pollinated pure line)	Cultivar (self-pollinated pure line)	Cultivar (self-pollinated pure line)
Origin	United States	Mid-southern United States (Mississippi), United States	Southern United States, United States
Maturity	Maturity Group III	Maturity Group V	Maturity Group VI
Growth habit	Annual, self-pollinating soybean	Annual, self-pollinating soybean	Annual, self-pollinating soybean
Registry status	historical	historical	historical
Intended use	Reference genome and genetic reference for soybean research, Public cultivar and breeding parent, Grain and oilseed production (historical)	Grain and oilseed soybean production in the mid-South (historical), Source of soybean cyst nematode resistance in breeding, Reference genotype for genetic mapping of nematode resistance	Grain and oilseed soybean production in the southern United States (historical), Foundation parent for southern U.S. and Brazilian soybean breeding, Source of bacterial pustule resistance in breeding

Methodology

Attributes read from each entry; documented resistance is source-attributed.

This article draws on the following authoritative sources. See our sources & methodology for how they are selected.