Registration of 'S16-3747GT': A high-yielding determinate maturity group V soybean cultivar with broad biotic and abiotic stressors tolerance

Given the magnitude of production losses caused by biotic and abiotic stressors in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], breeding programs have devoted great efforts to developing high-yielding soybean cultivars with enhanced genetic resistance to multiple biotic and abiotic stressors. In this context, the University of Missouri-Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center developed and released the soybean cultivar 'S16-3747GT' (Reg. no. CV-552, PI 700001). It is a determinate maturity group 5 early (relative maturity 5.0) Roundup Ready 2 (glyphosate-tolerant) soybean that combines high-yielding potential with resistance to soybean cyst nematode, southern root-knot nematode, stem canker, and Phytophthora root rot and with tolerance to salt stress. S16-3747GT was evaluated in 155 environments across 13 states from 2017 to 2020 and yielded numerically and/or significantly higher than the commercial checks' average in 9 of 13 states in the southern United States. The broad adaptability and competitiveness across multiple states combined with resistance to biotic and abiotic stressors make S16-3747GT a compelling cultivar choice for growers in this region as well as an option for public and private soybean breeding programs to incorporate this genetic background into their breeding pipeline.