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James Specht
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University of Nebraska
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Email: jspecht1 at unl.edu
Biography

Projects as Lead Investigator

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

Projects as Co-Investigator

Year Project Name
2015 Resource-use efficiency of high-yield soybean
2015 Accelerating soybean yield and composition improvement through genomic selection
2015 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2015 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
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)
2013 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2013 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2013 Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield QTL in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines – Continued Evaluation (Year 2 of 2241)
2013 Drought Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 3 of 1213)
2012 Drought Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 2 of 1213)
2012 Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield QTL in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines – Continued Evaluation (Year 1 of 2241)
2012 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2012 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2012 Nested association mapping (NAM) of genes controlling soybean yield and other key traits
2012 Genomics to accelerate the annual rate of soybean genetic yield improvement
2011 Drought Tolerant Varieties for the Midwest and South: Building on Success (Year 1 of 1213)
2011 High-Impact Research for Soybean Improvement Using Genetics and Genomics (1204)
2011 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2011 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2011 Deciphering Soybean Stem Growth Habit toward Molecular Design Breeding of Morphological and Agronomical Traits with High Yielding Potential (Year 2 of 0217)
2010 Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield QTL in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines (Year 2 of 9241)
2010 Deciphering Soybean Stem Growth Habit toward Molecular Design Breeding of Morphological and Agronomical Traits with High Yielding Potential (Year 1 of 0217)
2010 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2010 Soybean breeding and genetics research for Nebraska
2009 Winter nursery support for soybean breeding and genetic research
2009 User-friendly stimulation model and irrigation scheduling tool for Nebraska soybean producers
2009 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) DNA Marker Discovery, Mapping and Application (8212)
2009 Nested Association Mapping to Identify Yield QTL in Diverse High Yielding Elite Soybean Lines (Year 1 of 9241)
2009 Functional Analysis of Soybean Genes through Transposon Mutagenesis (Year 1 of 9249)