JS 335
The variety that made Madhya Pradesh India’s largest soybean state — still the most-sown release decades after release.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Soybean
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- 95–100 days
- Expected yield
- 15–18 q/ha
- Suitable soil
- Clay / black soil
- Release
- Bred at JNKVV, Jabalpur, from the cross JS 78-77 × JS 71-05
About this variety
JS 335 is an early-duration, high-yielding soybean variety bred at JNKVV, Jabalpur, from the cross JS 78-77 × JS 71-05. It carries documented resistance to lodging and pod-shattering, letting it stand in the field through a delayed harvest better than many older releases — one reason it became the variety most responsible for Madhya Pradesh’s rise as India’s largest soybean-growing state, and it is still widely sown decades after release.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
95–100 days
Expected yield
15–18 q/ha
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Bred-in resistance to lodging and pod-shattering, so a rain-delayed harvest costs less yield than it would with a shatter-prone variety
- The variety most responsible for Madhya Pradesh becoming India’s largest soybean-growing state — still one of the most familiar names to farmers, decades after release
Things to consider
- Needs more irrigation than shorter-duration varieties, with flowering and pod-fill the two stages where a moisture gap costs the most yield
- Suits fields that hold rainfall moisture well into the season — not a good fit for land prone to waterlogging
- Reported yield varies by source: the conservative field range is 15–18 q/ha, though some seed-trade pages report 25–30 q/ha under good management — treat the higher figure as a best case, not a guarantee
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Rajasthan
Frequently asked questions
Why is JS 335 still grown decades after its release?
Its resistance to lodging and pod-shattering means less yield is lost to a delayed or rain-hit harvest than with shatter-prone varieties, and its long track record across Madhya Pradesh has kept it a name farmers trust even as newer JS releases have arrived.
What does JS 335 seed look like, to check I have the right variety?
Purple flowers and yellow seed, with oil content around 17–19% and protein around 40–41% per seed-trade variety descriptions — a rough check that seed sold as JS 335 matches type.
Sourced from: Molecular characterization and genetic diversity studies of Indian soybean cultivars using SSR markers — PMC, सोयाबीन की किस्म JS 335 — Kisaanhelpline. editorial policy.