2015
Coordinated Wide-area Evaluation of High-yield Soybean Lines with Improved Oil and Meal Composition Traits (Year 1 of 1520-632-6221)
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Category:
Sustainable Production
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(none assigned)
Lead Principal Investigator:
George Graef, University of Nebraska
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Project Code:
1520-632-6621
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Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#seed composition, #seed composition, protein, oil, quality traits, high oleic, high sugar, carbohydrates
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

The primary deliverable is the annual report that summarized performance and quality data for new high-yield soybean lines with improved composition traits. In particular, this project will provide:
1. High-quality, multi-location yield and quality summaries for the soybean researchers in a timely manner, both electronically and in print format
2. Measures of environmental stability for yield and composition traits from wide-area testing
3. Estimated processed value (EPV) for each entry based on the seed composition and yield

Final Project Results

Update:
1. The 2015 Quality Traits Test consisted of 21 cooperators growing 74 field tests in 40 environments in 14 states and in Canada. Quality trait targets in the 2015 tests include Linolenic (<2.5%), Saturates (<7%), Oleic (> 70%), Meal Protein (=50%), Oil (> 20% on a 13% moisture basis while maintaining at least a 48% meal protein), and Sucrose (= 8%), as well as some trait combinations. In addition, iron chlorosis data was collected at two locations in Nebraska with high pH soil, A report will be made available in Jan. 2016, to satisfy the project’s KPI, after all data is compiled and analyzed. An effort is being made for 2016 for each state to submit their own phenotype data (above) using a common NIR calibration – as opposed to submitting samples into one central lab.
2. Stability analyses for each quality trait in 2015 is forthcoming.
3. The economic assessment for 2015 is forthcoming.

The Quality Traits test is a cooperative test (2001-2016) among public soybean breeders and is conducted across numerous states and locations to test and develop soybean varieties that contain improved quallity traits, These traits include increased protein and oil content, high oleic, low linolenic, modified carbohydrate traits of increased sugar and/or low oligosacchrides, modified amino acid content, and low phytate. The annual results for each year can be obtained by contacting Dr. George Graef of the University of Nebraska at ggraef1@unl.ed.The experimental varieties developed under this program ultimately lead to released varieties with improved qualtiy traits that either come through direct release to the market or as private varieties that contain as a source the germplasm developed through by breeders from this project.

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.