2020
Breeding & development of a breadth of soybean cvs
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Ohio Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Leah McHale, The Ohio State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
20-R-10
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Ohio Soybean Council
$144,000
Institution Funded:
The Ohio State University
$144,000
Brief Project Summary:

These research objectives aim to drive innovation through development of new traits for increased yield and specialty products. Development of food grade cultivars offers the opportunity to expand international niche markets. Development of high oleic cultivars meets a growing market demand. Improvement of pest and disease resistance increases yield. Ultimately, high-yielding materials with superior added-value traits will be released. Novel traits will be genetically characterized, and materials will be released along with ‘breeder friendly’ molecular markers suitable for selecting the traits of interest. This enables all released material to be easily integrated into private breeding programs.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents, soybean breeders, seed companies

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Produce niche market soybeans
Defense of soybean yields through improved breeding for pest and disease resistance is critical for US and Ohio farmers
To keep up with market demand for high oleic soybeans
One of our most important contributions to Ohio farmers is the training of students in the science of plant breeding, specifically, soybean breeding

Final Project Results

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.