The goal of this research project is to provide soybean farmers in North Dakota cultivars that are genetically superior to varieties that are currently being grown. The soybean breeding effort is also producing both cultivars and germplasm lines that private companies can use in their breeding programs. The breeding targets are high yield, disease resistance (iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC), soybean mosaic virus (SMV), aphid resistance, soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance, improved protein composition and resistance to selected herbicides. Advanced experimental lines are tested at eight to fourteen different sites in North Dakota. Two cultivars (RG7008RR (MG 00.8) and Sheyenne (MG...
Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics