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NE
George Graef
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Institution
University of Nebraska
Address
Dept of Agronomy & Horticulture
Lincoln, NE 68583
Contact
Email: ggraef1 at unl.edu
Biography

Projects as Lead Investigator

Year Project Name
2023 Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding & Genetics
2023 Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies for Nebraska
2022 Increasing Genetic Diversity, Yield, and Protein of US Commercial Soybean Germplasm
2022 Soybean Breeding & Genetics Studies for Nebraska
2022 Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding & Genetics
2022 Creating Five High-Yield Soybean Variety Pairs with Contrasting Biological Nitrogen Fixation Capabilities
2021 Soybean Breeding & Genetics Studies for Nebraska
2021 Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding & Genetics Studies
2021 Creating Five High-Yield Soybean Variety Pairs with Contrasting Biological Nitrogen Fixation Capabilities
2020 Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies for Nebraska
2020 Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding & Genetic Studies
2020 Creating Five High-Yield Soybean Variety Pairs with Contrasting Biological Nitrogen Fixation Capabilities
2020 Increasing Genetic Diversity, Yield, and Protein of US Commercial Soybean Germplasm
2019 Utilizing unique genetic diversity to combine elevated protein concentration with high yield in new varieties and experimental lines (Year 1 of 3)1920-152-0113)
2019 Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies for Nebraska
2019 Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies
2018 Utilizing Unique Genetic Diversity to Combine Elevated Protein Concentration with High Yield in New Varieties and Experimental Lines (1820-152-0106-B)
2018 Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies for Nebraska
2018 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2017 Coordinated National Evaluation of High-yield Soybean Lines with Improved Oil and Meal Composition Traits (1720-152-0107)
2017 Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies for Nebraska
2017 Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies
2017 Implementing and Vetting Genomic Selection in Soybean
2016 Identifying high yield genotypes in the USDA soybean germplasm collection
2016 Coordinated Wide-area Evaluation of High-yield Soybean Lines with Improved Oil and Meal Composition Traits (Year 2 of 1520-632-6621)
2016 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2016 Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies for Nebraska
2016 Implementing and Vetting Genomic Selection in Soybean
2016 Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies
2016 Winter Nursery Support for Soybean Breeding and Genetics Studies
2015 Enhancing soybean germplasm through biotechnology
2015 Identifying high-yield genotypes in the USDA soybean germplasm collection
2015 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2015 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2015 Coordinated Wide-area Evaluation of High-yield Soybean Lines with Improved Oil and Meal Composition Traits (Year 1 of 1520-632-6221)
2014 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2014 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2014 Coordinated Wide-area Evaluation of High-yield Soybean Lines with Improved Oil and Meal Composition Traits (1420-632-6621)
2013 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2013 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2013 Confirmation of QTL for BPMV tolerance and evaluation of the effect of BPMV on soybean yield in tolerant and susceptible soybean lines
2013 Quality Traits Regional Test (1320-632-6621)
2012 Identifying soybean susceptible and resistance factors important for biotic stress and plant health
2012 Confirmation of QTL for BPMV tolerance and evaluation of the effect of BPMV on soybean yield in tolerant and susceptible soybean lines
2012 High-protein soybean grow out for NIR calibration
2012 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2012 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2012 Quaity Traits Regional Test (Year 3 of 0221)
2011 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2011 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2011 Quality Traits Regional Test (Year 2 of 0221)
2010 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2010 Quality Traits Regional Test (Year 1 of 0221)
2010 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2009 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2009 Quality Traits Regional Test (Year 3 of 7221)

Projects as Co-Investigator

Year Project Name
2024 SOYGEN3: Building capacity to increase soybean genetic gain for yield and composition through combining genomics-assisted breeding with characterization of future environments
2023 SOYGEN3: Building capacity to increase soybean genetic gain in future environments for seed yield and composition through combining genomics-assisted breeding with environmental characterization
2022 SOYGEN2: Increasing soybean genetic gain for yield and seed composition by developing tools, know-how and community among public breeders in the north central US
2022 Research and extension on emerging soybean pests in the North Central Region
2021 SOYGEN2: Increasing SB genetic gain for yield & seed composition by developing tools, know-how & community among public breeders in the NC US
2021 High yielding, non-nodulating isolines as a tool for improving soybean meal protein concentration
2020 Increasing soybean genetic gain for yield by developing tools, know-how and community among public breeders in the north central US
2019 Increasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs
2018 Increasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs
2017 Utilizing Unique Genetic Diversity to Combine Elevated Protein Concentration with High Yield in New Varieties and Experimental Lines (1720-152-0104)
2017 Increasing the rate of genetic gain for yield in soybean breeding programs
2016 Identifying high yield genotypes in the USDA soybean germplasm collection
2016 Accleration of soybean yield and composition improvement through genomic selection
2016 Accelerating soybean yield improvement by utilizing genes for soybean wild relatives
2016 Initiation of a genomic selection pipeline for public soybean breeders in the North Central region
2016 Iron Deficiency Chlorosis: Getting to the Root of the Problem
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)
2015 Increasing Soybean Yield with Exotic Germplasm (Year 2 of 1420-532-5650)
2015 Implementing and vetting genomic selection in soybeans
2015 Resource-use efficiency of high-yield soybean
2015 Characterization of root responses to elucidate the iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) in soybean
2015 Accelerating soybean yield and composition improvement through genomic selection
2015 Accelerating soybean yield improvement by utilizing yield genes from soybean wild relatives
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 Exploring Soybean Yield Potential through Modification of Plant Architecture (1420-532-5617)
2014 Enhancing soybean germplasm through biotechnology
2014 Optimizing genomic selection for a soybean breeding program
2013 Expanding the Genetic Base of U.S. Soybean Production to Improve Productivity (Year 3 of 1232)
2013 Identifying soybean susceptible and resistance factors important for biotic stress and plant health
2013 Enhancing soybean germplasm through biotechnology
2013 Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield QTL in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines – Continued Evaluation (Year 2 of 2241)
2012 Enhancing soybean germplasm through biotechnology
2012 Expanding the Genetic Base of U.S. Soybean Production to Improve Productivity (Year 2 of 1232)
2011 Enhancing soybean germplasm through biotechnology
2011 Improving Nebraska's soybean seed protein and oil content
2011 Expanding the Genetic Base of U.S. Soybean Production to Improve Productivity (Year 1 of 1232)
2011 High-Impact Research for Soybean Improvement Using Genetics and Genomics (1204)
2010 Enhancing soybean germplasm through biotechnology
2009 Enhancing soybean germplasm through biotechnology