Association studies on soybean [Glycine max (L.)] Merrill] germplasm accessions for yield and yield attributing traits

Introduction Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) is a self-pollinated crop with a natural outcrossing rate of 0.03-6.32 percent [1].The soybean is indigenous to northeast Asia, particularly China.World soybean production was estimated as 385.527 million tonnes. Brazil ranks first in soybean…