The invention overcomes the deficiencies of the art by providing an
agronomically elite soybean plant with non-transgenic mutations of at
least two of the glycinin subunits selected from the group consisting of
Gy1, Gy2, Gy3, Gy4, and Gy5, such as conferring a Gy3 and Gy4 null
phenotype and increased .beta.-conglycinin content in seed. The invention
also provides derivatives, and plant parts of these plants and uses
thereof. Methods for marker assisted selection of soybean varieties
comprising non-transgenic mutations conferring a reduced Gy1, Gy2, Gy3,
Gy4, and Gy5 phenotype are also provided as part of the current
invention. Methods for producing such plants that are further
lipoxygenase and/or Kunitz Trypsin Inhibitor null and the plants produced
thereby are also provided. The invention is significant in that soybeans
from such plants are preferred dietary additives and provide important
health benefits.