2010
Combine and integrate new genetic sources of high yield potential, disease resistance, and composition into elite soybean germ plasm
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Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Lead Principal Investigator:
Brian Diers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Co-Principal Investigators:
Stella Kantartzi, Southern Illinois University
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Brief Project Summary:

Breeders recognize the need to expand the existing soybean germplasm base with additional genes that confer high yield with disease resistance and/or specific composition traits. In our integrated breeding program, we will continue to identify and move agronomically useful genes; some have been previously identified through research funded by Illinois Soybean Board and other agencies, forward into elite germplasm. Newly developed germplasm can be directly released to producers or can be utilized as parents in other breeding programs.

Traditional plant breeding has led to an increase in soybean yield of only about 0.5% per year or about 0.2 bushels per acre (as of 1998) per year in North...

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics
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