2020
Enhancing Stable Protein Levels in Developing Soybean Seeds
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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:
Doug Allen USDA, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
2020-152-0103
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
$340,672
Institution Funded:
USDA
$340,672
Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#seed composition
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Final Project Results

Updated December 7, 2021:
Soybean is an economically important crop plant, used significantly in the food and fodder industry because of its seed oil and protein content. The overarching goal of this project is to develop soybean plants producing seeds elevated in protein and oil reserves, using genetic and biochemical approaches that include new strategies to examine the intermediates of biosynthetic pathways that can affect composition. Our studies are distinct from others because they focus on insights over the entire course of seed-filling, during the plant life cycle not just maturity, but which ultimately result in the final seed composition. Frequently other studies only examine final composition, but by studying development we are able to learn about the events in carbon partitioning that are responsible for the differences in final seed biomass composition that can contribute the value of soybeans. Our insights will guide breeding and industrial efforts for new commercial varieties with added value for the farm.

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