2017
UMN-Field Testing ELP Genes for Efforts on Seed Composition and Yield
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Susan Gibson, University of Minnesota
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
509-7515
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
$35,000
Institution Funded:
University of Minnesota
$35,000
Brief Project Summary:

To be able to breed new soybean varieties with improved seed composition and yield characteristics, more information regarding the genes that control these traits is needed. Regulation of gene activity levels plays a critical role in determination of desirable traits. In brief, a major part of the reason that two varieties differ in these traits is that the varieties differ in the activity levels of important genes. So, by identifying the genes that control variation in gene activity, it should be possible to identify many of the genes that control variations in seed composition and yield. Six candidates for such genes, designated ELP1, ELP2, ELP3, ELP7, ELP8 and ELP11, have been identified....

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics
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