Assam is one of the seven states comprising the North Eastern region of India. The plains of the Brahmaputra Valley lie between 24° to 28° N Latitude, 90° to 96° East Longitude and its elevation (above M.S.L.) ranges from 35 m (Dhubri) to 106 m (Dibrugarh). Soybean was introduced in Assam in 1975 through the Soy~ean Research Project sponsored by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi