Objective 1: Identify novel targets for increased oil that minimize the negative relationship between oil and protein.
- (FY17) Mapping of QTL for oil and oil/protein content from developed populations- 09/2018.
- (FY18)Confirmation of QTL for oil and oil/protein content from developed populations- 03/2019.
- (FY17) Development of carbon flux map for conventional soybean- 09/2018.
- (FY18,FY19) Development of carbon flux maps for selected transgenic events aiding in the identification of potential bottlenecks limiting accumulation of oil in the seed- 09/2019, 09/2020.
Objective 2: Develop and characterize germplasm with = 20.5% seed oil content (13% moisture) while maintaining protein content (= 35%) and yield.
- (FY17-FY19) Report of yield and NIR data from field trials- 12/2017, 12/2018, 12/2019
- (FY17-FY19) Development and evaluation of germplasm with increased oil.
- Release of germplasm with increased oil- 03/2019 & subsequent (data will be summarized after project conclusion).
- (FY17) Creation of novel transgenic soybean that harbor gene stacks designed to simultaneously pull carbon towards oil reserves, and increase photosynthesis (carbon capture).
- (FY18-FY19) Report on traits of the aforementioned transgenic events which will include protein/oil
- (FY19) Promote commercialization and marketing of the newly released high oil germplasm.
Objective 3: Assess the stability of different sources of the increased oil trait from various sources in multiple northern and southern field environments.
- (FY18) Selection of materials in specific genotypic and MG classes based on markers- 12/2018.
- Report of stability of alleles across MG regions (data will be summarized after project conclusion).
- Identification of stable high oil lines with specific oil allele or allele combinations for breeding programs.