2016
Breeding of Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean Cultivars
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Dakota Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
Breeding of glyphosate resistant soybean cultivars
Lead Principal Investigator:
Ted Helms, North Dakota State University
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Brief Project Summary:

The grant would enable NDSU to continue the process of developing glyphosate-resistant soybean cultivars. Growers would like the option of saving their own seed of glyphosate-resistant soybean varieties without having to pay a "technology fee". This project will significantly reduce seed costs to soybean growers. A new glyphosate-resistant cultivar could be released to seed producers as soon as 2017. NDSU has a very large breeding program devoted to development of glyphosate-resistant cultivars and I need several more years of final testing and seed increase before I can release the first variety. Monsanto has stated that starting in 2015 growers will be able to save their own seed for planting...

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

The NDSU Soybean Breeding program has a past history of producing new cultivars that are very competitive with private company products. The intent is to have seed of glyphosate-resistant, Roundup Ready One cultivars available for seed increase and distribution by 2017. Several glyphosate-resistant experimental lines are being purified for future seed increase in the 2014–2015 winter growing season in Chile, South America.

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.