2021
Expanding solid oil market for US soy farmers through breeding and the creation of a sustainable replacement for palm oil
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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:
Hao Zhou, Benson Hill Seeds
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
2120-162-0117
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
$100,400
Institution Funded:
Benson Hill Seeds
$100,400
Brief Project Summary:
Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics
Information And Results
Project Summary

Project Objectives

Project Deliverables

Progress Of Work

Updated March 1, 2021:
We have successfully identified a soy high palmitic saturated fatty acid donor line and two Benson Hill internal lines with high concentration of oleic acid and low linoleic & linolenic acid concentration (HOLL). First crossing has been made between these two groups of lines. Four rounds of backcrosses with HOLL lines in greenhouse are being planned.

Final Project Results

Benefit To Soybean Farmers

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.