2012
Gene Discovery and Genomic Strategies to Improve Yield and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Maturity Group III and IV Soybeans (Year 1 of 1273)
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Contributor/Checkoff:
United Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
(none assigned)
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Henry Nguyen, University of Missouri
Co-Principal Investigators:
William Schapaugh, Kansas State University
Project Code:
1273
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Missouri
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

1. Screen about 500 groups III and IV soybean plant introductions (PIs) for tolerance to drought and flooding to identify soybean germplasm for development of soybeans with greater productivity under field conditions of too little or too much water.
2. Evaluate the physiological mechanisms in plants responsible for drought and flooding tolerance among selected tolerant PIs under field and greenhouse conditions.
3. Develop populations with an emphasis on drought tolerant PIs for gene discovery and incorporating drought tolerant traits into elite soybean lines (maturity groups III and IV).
4. Clone and characterize genes and molecular switches associated with yield and stress tolerance mechanisms, and develop transgenic soybeans adapted to stress conditions with enhanced yield.

Final Project Results

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.