This project is a very basic study that makes use of the plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, which produces oilseed similar soybean but has a much simpler genome, to identify genes that control seed yield and composition (protein, oil, size & sugar). A number of promising genes have been identified. This project is designed to identify similar genes in soybeans and generate transgenic soybeans that under or over express select soybean genes. The techniques employed in this research are innovative and unique. Due to the innovation and uniqueness of the project these dollars will leverage an additional large grant from the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research.
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.