2011
Genome-wide Discovery of the Genes/Locus Determining the Oil Traits and Oil Functional Markers by Exploring Soybean Genetic Diversity (Year 1 of 1206)
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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:
Yong-Qiang An, USDA-ARS
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
1206
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Danforth Plant Science Center
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

In the first three years, we will collaborate with breeders to select 21 major germplasm used in all soybean oil breeding programs in the US, and construct a mixture of DNA libraries for each germplasm by applying a variety of library construction and DNA-barcode strategies, then sequence the libraries using Solexa sequence-by-synthesis technology. Meanwhile, we will determine lipid profile including oleic acid, linolenic acid and stearic acid levels, and total oil content in seeds of the 21 germplasm. We will further use bioinformatic tools to identify gene sequence and expression variations among 21 germplasm, and conduct association studies to identify putative functional markers for oleic acid, linolenic acid, stearic acid and total oil contents in those germplasm.

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.