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GA
Zenglu Li
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Institution
University of Georgia
Address
111 Riverbend Road
Athens, GA 30602
Contact
Email: zli at uga.edu
Biography
Dr. Zenglu Li is a professor/soybean breeder/geneticist at University of Georgia. He received his Ph.D. degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Georgia, he worked in two Seed Companies as a research scientist and team leads in Discovery and Molecular Breeding for 12 years. He has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a co-inventor on five patents. He has won two Above & Beyond awards and one Research Innovation Award from Monsanto Company. His career focus has been to increase crop productivity and seed composition by integrating molecular breeding methodologies into classical breeding. He serves PI and co-PI in many grants funded by USB and other agencies.

Projects as Lead Investigator

Year Project Name
2023 Discovering and deploying genetic solutions across maturity groups for durable resistance to multiple nematodes
2022 An Intelligent and High-Throughput Imaging System for Soybean Cyst Nematode Phenotyping
2022 Discovering and Deploying Genetic Solutions across Maturity Groups for Durable Resistance to Multiple Nematodes
2022 Development of High Yielding Soybean Cultivars with Advanced Herbicidetolerance Technology, and Pest and Pathogen Resistance for Georgia Growers
2021 Accelerating Development of Soybean Cultivars with Advanced Herbicide-Tolerance Technologies and Pest Resistance for Southeastern Growers
2021 Development of High Yielding Soybean Cultivars with Advanced Herbicide-tolerance Technology, and Pest and Pathogen Resistance for Georgia Growers
2020 Accelerating Development of Soybean Varieties with Advanced Herbicide-Tolerant Trait Technologies
2020 Discovery of Novel Genes and Development of Soybeans with Durable Resistance to Multiple Nematodes
2020 Development of High Yielding Soybean Cultivars with Advanced Herbicide-tolerance Technology, and Pest and Pathogen Resistance for Georgia Growers
2019 Discovery and Deployment of Novel Genes for Durable Resistance to Multiple Nematode Populations in Soybean (Year 2 of 1820-172-0117-A)
2019 Development of High Yielding Soybean Cultivars with Enhanced Seed Composition and Pest and Pathogen Resistance for Georgia Growers
2018 Discovery and Deployment of Novel Genes for Durable Resistance to Multiple Nematode Populations in Soybean (1820-172-0117-A)
2016 Discovery of Novel Nematode Resistance Genes and Development Productive Soybeans with Multiple Nematode Resistance (Year 3 of 1420-532-5648)
2015 Development of High Yielding RR2Y/LL Soybean Varieties for Georgia Growers
2015 Development of RR2Y/LibertyLink Soybean varieties with superior protein quality and pest and pest and pathogen resistance for Georgia growers
2015 Discovery of Novel Nematode Resistance Genes and Development of Productive Soybeans with Multiple-Nematode Resistance (Year 2 of 142-532-5648)
2014 Development of RR2Y/LibertyLink soybean varieties with superior protein quality and pathologic resistance for Georgia growers
2014 Discovery of Novel Nematode Resistance Genes and Development of Productive Soybeans with Multiple-Nematode Resistance (Year 1 of 1420-532-5648)
2013 Novel Yield Genes from Cultivated and Wild Japanese Soybean: Gene Cloning and Introgression into Elite Breeding Lines (Year 3 of 1248)

Projects as Co-Investigator

Year Project Name
2021 Determining the Repercussions of Declining Test Weight on Seed Composition & Value
2021 High yielding, non-nodulating isolines as a tool for improving soybean meal protein concentration
2021 Discover Sources, Genes, and Develop New Varieties and Germplasm with Improved Meal Protein and Amino Acids Utilizing Diversity in Cultivated and Wild soybeans
2021 Breeding for High Oleic/Low Linolenic Acid Soybeans with Competitive Yield
2019 Discover Sources, Genes and Develop U.S. Adapted Germplasm with Improved Protein Quantity and Quality Utilizing Diversity in Cultivated and Wild soybeans (1920-152-0103-A)
2019 High Oleic/Low Lin (HOLL) Soybean Breeding (Year 3 of 1720-162-0109)
2019 Yield Potential of Commercial Varieties Under Drought- Identifying and Overcoming Weaknesses via the Public Breeding Pipeline (1920-172-0133)
2019 Soybean Improvement with Insect Resistance
2018 High Oleic/Low Lin (HOLL) Soybean Breeding (Year 2 of 1720-162-0109)
2018 Discover Sources, Genes and Develop U.S. Adapted Germplasm with Improved Protein Quantity and Quality Utilizing Diversity in Cultivated and Wild soybeans (Year 2 of 1720-152-0106)
2018 Yield Potential of Commercial Varieties Under Drought - Identifying and Overcoming Weaknesses Through Public Breeding Advances (1820-172-0118-C)
2017 Developing Soybean Cultivars and Germplasm with Increased Protein Quantity and Quality for the Midwest and South using Diversity in Cultivated and Wild Soybeans (Year 1 of 1720-152-0106)
2017 High Oleic/Low Lin (HOLL) Soybean Breeding (Year 1 of 1720-162-0109)
2016 Development of High Yielding Soybean Cultivars and Germplasm with Higher Seed Protein Content and Improved Amino Acid Composition (Year 3 of 1420-532-5638)
2016 Increasing Soybean Yield with Exotic Germplasm (Year 3 of 1420-532-5650)
2016 Drought, Heat, and Flood Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 3 of 1420-532-5613)
2016 High Oleic Soybean Breeding (Year 3 of 1420-632-6608)
2015 Increasing Soybean Yield with Exotic Germplasm (Year 2 of 1420-532-5650)
2015 High Oleic Soybean Breeding (Year 2 of 1420-632-6608)
2015 Development of High Yielding Soybean Cultivars and Germplasm with Higher Seed Protein Content and Improved Amino Acid Composition (Year 2 of 1420-532-5638)
2014 High Oleic Soybean Breeding (1420-632-6608)
2014 Development of High Yielding Soybean Cultivars and Germplasm with Higher Seed Protein Content and Improved Amino Acid Composition (Year 1 of 1420-532-5638)
2014 Increasing Soybean Yield with Exotic Germplasm (Year 1 of 1420-532-5650)
2014 Drought, Heat, and Flood Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 1 of 1420-532-5613)
2014 Identification and Utilization of Resistance to Soybean Rust (Year 3 of 2235)
2013 Expanding the Genetic Base of U.S. Soybean Production to Improve Productivity (Year 3 of 1232)
2013 Drought Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 3 of 1213)
2013 Development of Productive Soybeans with High Oil and Improved Fatty Acid Profiles to Meet Diverse Needs for a Wide Range of Maturity Groups (Year 2 of 2222)
2013 Identification and Utilization of Resistance to Soybean Rust (Year 2 of 2235)
2013 Genetic Evaluation and Development of Germplasm Resistant to Multi-Nematodes in Group III, IV, and V Soybeans (Year 2 of 2501)