2019
Genetic Improvement of Flood Tolerance and Best Management Practices for Sustainable Soybean Production (Year 3 of 1720-172-0129)
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Contributor/Checkoff:
United Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
(none assigned)
Parent Project:
Genetic Improvement of Flood Tolerance and Best Management Practices for Sustainable Soybean Production (Year 1 of 1720-172-0129)
Lead Principal Investigator:
Henry Nguyen, University of Missouri
Co-Principal Investigators:
Blair Buckley, Louisiana State University
Daryl Chastain, Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center
Tommy Carter, North Carolina State University
Leandro Mozzoni, University of Arkansas
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Project Code:
1920-172-0129
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
$348,525
Leveraged Funding (Non-Checkoff):
~$267,000. The Mid-South Soybean Board is funding a regional project ($160k/year, leading by Dr. Chen) focusing on cooperative evaluation of flood tolerance in commercial varieties in the mid-south area. The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board is funding a state project ($49k/year, leading by Dr. Mozzoni) to conduct field screening and breeding for flood tolerance. The North Carolina Soybean Producers Association is funding a state project to conduct research on “Flood Tolerant Soybean Varieties for North Carolina” ($25k/year, leading by Dr. Carter). The Louisiana Soybean and Small Grain Research and Promotion Board is funding a state project ($22k/year, leading by Dr. Buckley) for the LSU AgCenter’s soybean breeding program which includes breeding efforts for flood tolerance. The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board is funding a state project work on flooding related work in Mississippi ($11k/year, leading by Dr. Chastain).
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Institution Funded:
University of Missouri
$348,525
Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#abiotic stress, #climate change, #flood
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

• New genetic resources (promising PIs and genes) from adapted, exotic and wild soybeans to increase genetic diversity for flood tolerance at both early and mid-season flood stress.
• Genetic and physiological mechanisms associated with flood tolerance.
• DNA markers associated with flood tolerance genes for marker-assisted selection.
• Improved high-yielding and flood tolerant germplasm (comparable to commercial checks) to support commercial variety development.
• Increased genetic diversity in flood tolerance of current elite germplasm by utilizing exotic and wild resources.
• Quantification of yield loss and seed quality reduction for flood timing (early, mid and late season flood stress) and duration to aid in field planning, replant decisions, and crop insurance claims.
• Optimization of management practices, particularly raised beds, which can prevent yield loss from flood in soybean.
• At least five flood tolerant soybean germplasm lines are identified for early season flood stress at the field conditions by this funding cycle in 2019. These lines will be used for improving flood tolerance for early season flood stress and in gene discovery.
• The relationship between early season and mid-season flood tolerance is identified and confirmed by this funding cycle in 2019.
• At least two new genes are identified for flood tolerance and the associated DNA markers will be developed for marker-assisted selection by this funding cycle in 2019.
• The benefit of best management practice (raised beds) in flood tolerance is confirmed by the end of this funding cycle in 2019 and recommendations of farmers are made.

Final Project Results

Updated February 26, 2020:

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