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OH
Leah McHale
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Institution
The Ohio State University
Address
Dept of Horticulture & Crop Science
Columbus, OH 43210
Contact
Email: mchale.21 at osu.edu
Biography

Projects as Lead Investigator

Year Project Name
2023 MEASURING SOYBEAN SEED COMPOSITION IN OSU’S BREEDI
2023 BREEDING & DEVELOPMENT OF SOYBEAN VAR FOR OH, FY23
2023 Manipulating the soybean seed oil and protein reserves for the development of high value soybean cultivars and germplasm (year 1 of 3)
2022 SOYGEN2: Increasing soybean genetic gain for yield and seed composition by developing tools, know-how and community among public breeders in the north central US
2022 Towards the Development of High-Yielding Cultivars & Germplasm with Optimum Oil and Protein Content and Innovative Oil Attributes for the Current Market
2022 Characterization of soybean oil & protein genes
2022 Graduate student soybean research support FY22
2021 SOYGEN2: Increasing SB genetic gain for yield & seed composition by developing tools, know-how & community among public breeders in the NC US
2021 Towards the development of high-yielding cultivars & germplasm with optimum oil and protein content and innovative oil attributes for the current market
2020 Increasing soybean genetic gain for yield by developing tools, know-how and community among public breeders in the north central US
2020 Breeding & development of a breadth of soybean cvs
2020 Towards the Development of High-Yielding Cultivars & Germplasm with Optimum Oil and Protein Content and Innovative Oil Attributes for the Current Market
2019 Developing and Characterizing Soybean Germplasm with Increased Oil While Maintaining Protein and Yield (Year 3 of 1720-162-0111)
2019 Increasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs
2019 Breeding & Development of a Breadth of SB Cultivars
2018 Increasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs
2018 Developing and Characterizing Soybean Cultivars with Increased Oil While Maintaining Protein and Yield (Year 2 of 1720-162-0111)
2018 Breeding & Development of a Breadth of SB Cultivars
2017 Increasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs
2017 Developing and Characterizing Soybean Cultivars with Increased Oil While Maintaining Protein and Yield (Year 1 of 1720-162-0111)
2017 Specialty Soybean Cultivars for Ohio Producers
2016 Due to the tendency for soybeans produced in eastern states to have a higher protein content and the state’s access to overseas markets, Ohio has become one of the leading producers of food grade soyb
2016 Development of Soybean Cultivars with Increased Seed Oil Content While Maintaining Protein and Yield (Year 3 of 1420-632-6606)
2015 Specialty soybean cultivars for Ohio producers
2015 Development of Soybean Cultivars with Increased Seed Oil Content While Maintaining Protein and Yield (Year 2 of 1420-632-6606)
2014 Specialty soybean cultivars for Ohio producers
2014 Identification of Phytophthora sojae Quantitative Resistance Genes Using an Innovative eQTL Approach
2014 Development of Soybean Cultivars with Increased Seed Oil Content While Maintaining Protein and Yield (Year 1 of 1420-632-6606)
2013 Development of improved soybean cultivars and germplasm for Ohio
2012 Development of improved soybean varieties and germplasm for Ohio
2011 Development of improved soybean varieties and germplasm for Ohio
2011 Assessment of variation in soybean seed quality traits
2010 Development of soybean varieties and germplasm

Projects as Co-Investigator

Year Project Name
2024 SOYGEN3: Building capacity to increase soybean genetic gain for yield and composition through combining genomics-assisted breeding with characterization of future environments
2023 SOYGEN3: Building capacity to increase soybean genetic gain in future environments for seed yield and composition through combining genomics-assisted breeding with environmental characterization
2021 Discover Sources, Genes, and Develop New Varieties and Germplasm with Improved Meal Protein and Amino Acids Utilizing Diversity in Cultivated and Wild soybeans
2019 Discover Sources, Genes and Develop U.S. Adapted Germplasm with Improved Protein Quantity and Quality Utilizing Diversity in Cultivated and Wild soybeans (1920-152-0103-A)
2018 Increasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs
2018 Discover Sources, Genes and Develop U.S. Adapted Germplasm with Improved Protein Quantity and Quality Utilizing Diversity in Cultivated and Wild soybeans (Year 2 of 1720-152-0106)
2017 Developing Soybean Cultivars and Germplasm with Increased Protein Quantity and Quality for the Midwest and South using Diversity in Cultivated and Wild Soybeans (Year 1 of 1720-152-0106)
2016 Initiation of a genomic selection pipeline for public soybean breeders in the North Central region
2016 Characterizing resistance & identifying practices for managing soybean diseases in Ohio
2015 Genes and Markers for Resistance to Phytophthora Sojae, Pythium spp., and Fusarium Graminearum in Soybean (Year 2 of 1420-532-5659)
2014 Impact of Growing Location and Disease in the Biomass Composition of Soybean Seeds
2014 Genes and Markers for Resistance to Phytophthora Sojae, Pythium spp., and Fusarium Graminearum in Soybean (Year 1 of 1420-532-5659)
2013 Development of Productive Soybeans with High Oil and Improved Fatty Acid Profiles to Meet Diverse Needs for a Wide Range of Maturity Groups (Year 2 of 2222)
2012 Nested association mapping (NAM) of genes controlling soybean yield and other key traits
2011 Development of High Yielding Soybeans with High-Oleic and Low-linolenic, Low-saturates or High Stearic Fatty Acids in Seed Oil (1222)
2011 High-Impact Research for Soybean Improvement Using Genetics and Genomics (1204)