University of Guelph Food Grade Soybean

Dr. Istvan Rajcan – University of Guelph

Istvan breeds high-yielding, high-quality and disease resistant soybeans for the short and medium season soybean growing areas of Canada. Most varieites developed in his program are rated within the range fo 2400 to 2900 crop heat units (CHU), or relative maturity groups 000 to 1. These cultivars are grown primarily in Ontario, but also in Quebec, southern Manitoba, and some European countries.

In 2025 Istvan was awarded the Public Sector Plant Breeding Impact Award by the National Association of Plant Breeding (NAPB).