Abstract: ‘Zhenong 15’is a new vegetable soybean cultivar of late maturing，high quality，and high yield，with Liaoxian 1 as the female parent and JP57-1 as the male parent. It has a convergent plant type and limited pod setting. The number of main stem nodes is 9–11，and the number of effective branches is 3–5. The leaf shape is oval，flower and pods hairs is white and gray. Color of fresh pods is green，with slightly curved and sickle shaped. The pod number of each plant is 28–35，length and width of pod with 2 grains are 5.1 cm and 1.4 cm，respectively. The fresh weight of 100-pod and 100-seed is 374.2 g and 91.7 g，respectively，and the output is about 11 000 kg · hm^-2. The pods are full and plump，with good marketability. Fresh seeds are suitable for boiling，with a sticky and slightly sweet taste and excellent quality. It is insensitive to photoperiod and suitable for spring planting in Zhejiang Province and areas with similar climates.

Key words: vegetable soybean, late maturity, quality, spring planting