The goals of the plant virology research program focus on viruses infecting soybean in South Dakota particularly bean pod mottle virus (BPMV) and soybean mosaic virus (SMV). The program goals include evaluating soybean lines and cultivars for their reaction to viruses (resistance/tolerance), relating soybean yield loss to virus thresholds, managing viral disease through analysis and defining the disease cycle, and providing information to soybean growers and agricultural professionals.
Due to patenting of the processes and product development, results can not be shared. The licensing of the various patents were bought by South Dakota Innovation Partners and they developed a company called ""Prairie AquaTech.
The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.