2015
Increase soybean yield by over expressing a "large seed" gene
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Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomicsSeed quality
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
C Neal Stewart Jr, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
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Brief Project Summary:

Soybean yield is directly related to the number of seeds produced and the size of those seeds. This project aims to produce stable transgenic soybean plants that over-express "large seed" genes and evaluate these plants for seed production and oil yield.

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

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

Final Project Results

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