United Soybean Board

Personal Information

Name:James Specht
Address:University of Nebraska

Phone:
Email:jspecht1 at unl.edu

Biography

Projects as Lead Investigator

Projects

Project Title
A Genome-Wide Association Analysis of 15,000 Soybean Germplasm Accessions to Discover Novel Genes Governing Seed Yield, Protein, & Oil.
Benchmarking on-farm soybean water productivity in Nebraska
Improving Nebraska's soybean seed protein and oil content

Projects - Individual Years

YearProject Title (each year)
2015A Genome-Wide Association Analysis of 15,000 Soybean Germplasm Accessions to Discover Novel Genes Governing Seed Yield, Protein, & Oil.
2013Benchmarking on-farm soybean water productivity in Nebraska
2012Benchmarking on-farm soybean water productivity in Nebraska
2011Improving Nebraska's soybean seed protein and oil content
2010Improving Nebraska's soybean seed protein and oil content

Projects as Co-Investigator

Projects

Project Title
Resource-use efficiency of high-yield soybean
Accelerating soybean yield and composition improvement through genomic selection
Drought, Heat, and Flood Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 1 of 1420-532-5613)
Exploring Soybean Yield Potential through Modification of Plant Architecture (1420-532-5617)
Nested association mapping (NAM) of genes controlling soybean yield and other key traits
Genomics to accelerate the annual rate of soybean genetic yield improvement
Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield QTL in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines – Continued Evaluation (Year 1 of 2241)
Drought Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 1 of 1213)
High-Impact Research for Soybean Improvement Using Genetics and Genomics (1204)
Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
Deciphering Soybean Stem Growth Habit toward Molecular Design Breeding of Morphological and Agronomical Traits with High Yielding Potential (Year 1 of 0217)
Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
User-friendly stimulation model and irrigation scheduling tool for Nebraska soybean producers
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) DNA Marker Discovery, Mapping and Application (8212)
Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield QTL in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines (Year 1 of 9241)
Functional Analysis of Soybean Genes through Transposon Mutagenesis (Year 1 of 9249)

Projects - Individual Years

YearProject Title (each year)
2015Resource-use efficiency of high-yield soybean
2015Accelerating soybean yield and composition improvement through genomic selection
2014Drought, Heat, and Flood Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 1 of 1420-532-5613)
2014Exploring Soybean Yield Potential through Modification of Plant Architecture (1420-532-5617)
2012Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield QTL in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines – Continued Evaluation (Year 1 of 2241)
2012Nested association mapping (NAM) of genes controlling soybean yield and other key traits
2012Genomics to accelerate the annual rate of soybean genetic yield improvement
2011Drought Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 1 of 1213)
2011High-Impact Research for Soybean Improvement Using Genetics and Genomics (1204)
2010Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2010Deciphering Soybean Stem Growth Habit toward Molecular Design Breeding of Morphological and Agronomical Traits with High Yielding Potential (Year 1 of 0217)
2009Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2009User-friendly stimulation model and irrigation scheduling tool for Nebraska soybean producers
2009Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) DNA Marker Discovery, Mapping and Application (8212)
2009Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield QTL in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines (Year 1 of 9241)
2009Functional Analysis of Soybean Genes through Transposon Mutagenesis (Year 1 of 9249)