2021
Soybean Breeding and Genetic Improvement for Michigan Environments
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Michigan Soybean Committee
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Dechun Wang, Michigan State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Michigan Soybean Committee
$113,727
Institution Funded:
Michigan State University
$113,727
Brief Project Summary:

Objectives of the project include: developing new soybean varieties with high yield and/or with resistance to one or more of the following diseases: white mold, soybean cyst nematode, sudden death syndrome, and seedling diseases; developing soybean varieties with acceptable yield and with one or more of the following seed composition traits: high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, low saturated fatty acids, high protein content, and high oil content; and enhancing soybean germplasm by incorporating resistance to white mold, soybean cyst nematode, sudden death syndrome, and seedling diseases into the germplasm adapted to Michigan environments.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, breeders

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

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.