2019
Breeding Soybeans for Resistance to Mature Soybean Seed Damage (1920-172-0125-C)
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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:
Tessie Wilkerson, Mississippi State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Todd Spivey, Louisiana State University AgCenter
M O Way, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Beaumont, TX
Pengyin Chen, University of Missouri
Vince Pantalone, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
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Project Code:
1920-172-0125-C
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
$249,896
Leveraged Funding (Non-Checkoff):
Dr. Wilkerson has another project with the Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board MSPB, 2018-19, $61,176. Dr. Pantalone has another project with the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board, $111,000. Dr. Chen has a breeding project funded by Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council in amount of $250,000. Dr. Way will have 2 other soybean projects (2018-2019) with agri-chemical companies worth approximately $10,000. In addition, Dr. Way, in 2018, will evaluate selected soybean germplasm for adaptability to SE Texas conditions. This grant is worth about $1,000. Collaborator Dr. Smith has two related grants with the United Soybean Board: $40,120 and$35,434
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Institution Funded:
Mississippi State University
$249,896
Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#seed rot, seed mold, disease, phomopsis seed decay, hard seed, mature seed damage, #soybean diseases
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

It is the intent and objective of this effort to deliver a cultivar or cultivars that are damage-resistant and that are available to both producers and seed companies. This new seed trait will not add additional cost to producers, and it should be effective for the long-term or at least the foreseeable future. This will be ascertained at a later time. Another deliverable over the duration of the project may include gene discovery and identification of genetic markers to improve efficiency in developing varieties that resist seed damage.

Final Project Results

Updated December 10, 2019:
Breeding lines were tested in environments prone to severe seed damage. Improved breeding lines were identified with significantly lower seed damage than that of cultivars. Results were distributed and shared with the scientific community through reports and at scientific meetings. Manuscript preparation using these data is progressing. We are on track to release improved germplasm with demonstrated low seed damage within 3 years.

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.