Abstract: Vegetable soybean new variety Mindou No.5is derived from offspring by crossing between Zhe 2818 and Maodou No.3with pedigree selection.Fujian provincial regional trials during 2009-2010 showed that it had those advantages, such as high-steady yield and extensive adaptability, and its averagely fresh pod yield was 9 960.6kg·hm-2.It was approved and released by Fujian Provincial Committee of Crop Variety Identification in February, 2011, suitable for being cultivated in most areas of Fujian province.