2021
Soybean Breeding and Genetic Improvement for Michigan Environments
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Michigan Soybean Committee
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Dechun Wang, Michigan State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Michigan Soybean Committee
$113,727
Institution Funded:
Michigan State University
$113,727
Brief Project Summary:
Objectives of the project include: developing new soybean varieties with high yield and/or with resistance to one or more of the following diseases: white mold, soybean cyst nematode, sudden death syndrome, and seedling diseases; developing soybean varieties with acceptable yield and with one or more of the following seed composition traits: high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, low saturated fatty acids, high protein content, and high oil content; and enhancing soybean germplasm by incorporating resistance to white mold, soybean cyst nematode, sudden death syndrome, and seedling diseases into the germplasm adapted to Michigan environments.
Key Beneficiaries:
#agronomists, #breeders, #farmers
Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics, #breeding and genetics, #soybean diseases, #soybean varieties
Information And Results
Project Summary

over a million dollars in recent years. Michigan soybean growers face challenges of diseases such as soybean cyst nematode (SCN), white mold, sudden death syndrome (SDS), and seedling diseases. Using resistant varieties to these diseases and insects is the most economic solutions to these challenges. Due to pathogen evolutions, some resistance genes deployed in current varieties have been broken and new sources of resistance need to be used. Climate changes will likely bring new diseases or insects to Michigan and we need to improve Michigan soybean for the new diseases or insects.
Michigan exports soybean and soybean products and competes with competitors in the world markets. Protein and oil contents of the soybean or the soybean products are among the major factors that affect the competitiveness of soybean or the products. Increase the protein and oil contents of Michigan soybean will make Michigan soybean and its products more competitive in the world markets.

Project Objectives

Objectives of the project:
1. Develop new soybean varieties with high yield and/or with resistance to one or more of the following diseases: white mold, soybean cyst nematode, sudden death syndrome, and seedling diseases.
2. Develop soybean varieties with acceptable yield and with one or more of the following seed composition traits: high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, low saturated fatty acids, high protein content, and high oil content.
3. Enhance soybean germplasm by incorporating resistance to white mold, soybean cyst nematode, sudden death syndrome, and seedling diseases into the germplasm adapted to Michigan environments.

Project Deliverables

Progress Of Work

Final Project Results

Benefit To Soybean Farmers

The targeted new soybean varieties will have high or acceptable yield with resistance to major diseases in Michigan, special fatty acid compositions, increased protein and oil contents, or other value-added traits. The enhanced germplasm can either be used directly as new varieties or can be used to develop new varieties best adapted to Michigan environments. The Michigan soybean industry will benefit from these new varieties by both increased profits and reduced disease and insect management cost.

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.