2020
Breeding Productive, Pest Resistant, Conventional and Herbicide Tolerant Group IV and V Soybeans / Delta Center Soybean Breeding Program
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
Breeding Productive, Pest Resistant, Conventional and Herbicide Tolerant Group IV and V Soybeans
Lead Principal Investigator:
Pengyin Chen, University of Missouri
Co-Principal Investigators:
Andrew Scaboo, University of Missouri
Project Code:
301-20
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
$387,500
Institution Funded:
University of Missouri
$387,500
Brief Project Summary:

This soybean breeding program is housed at the University of Missouri Delta Center in Portageville, Missouri. Key areas of focus include the development of varieties with SCN and Root Knot nematode resistance, frogeye leaf spot resistance and, of course, yield. This is the core funding for Dr. Chen's program.

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

No matter the herbicide tolerance, soybean varieties with high yield and good resistance or tolerance to major pests and with lower seed costs are essential to soybean profitability in southeast Missouri. Soybean cyst nematode (SCN), root knot nematode, reniform nematode, frogeye leaf spot, sudden death syndrome (SDS), stem canker, phytophthora root rot and charcoal rot are important diseases in Missouri. Resistant varieties are the most economical means to reduce yield losses to diseases.

Final Project Results

Updated December 9, 2019:

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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.