2016
Soybean breeding and genetic improvement for Michigan environments
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Michigan Soybean Committee
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
Soybean breeding and genetic improvement for Michigan environments
Lead Principal Investigator:
Dechun Wang, Michigan State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
1612
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Michigan Soybean Committee
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Michigan State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Michigan plant about two millions acres of soybean annually with an annual production value between $441 and $1,198 million in the past 10 years. Michigan growers face challenges of diseases and insects to the crop. Among the major soybean diseases in Michigan are soybean cyst nematode (SCN)
and white mold. Sudden death syndrome (SDS), which can reduce yield up to 100%, was found recently in Michigan and causes serious concerns among growers. Soybean aphid can cause yield loss up to 50%. Soybean growers have to apply insecticide to control aphids. Using resistant varieties to these diseases or insects is the most economic solutions to these challenges.

Michigan exports soybean and soybean...

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

This project is a long-term research program. Progress will be reported at midterm and at the end of the project for the year 2016.

Final Project Results

Updated February 21, 2017:
Number of advanced lines tested in 2016:
30 in Michigan Soybean Performance Trials (7 locations)
21 in Michigan Organic Soybean Variety Trials (3 locations)
22 in one or more of the following regional trials
USDA Uniform Soybean tests (12-19 locations in 8 states and one province in Canada)
Quality Trait Tests (10 locations in 7 states).
Soybean Cyst Nematode Tests (12 locations in 8 states).

A few lines performed well in the trials

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.