2012
Map genes contributing to soybean yield in elite soybean germplasm
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Michigan Soybean Promotion 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 Promotion Committee
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Michigan State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

With Michigan soybean yield trends lagging behind that of corn for the past three decades, it is likely soybean breeders have not done as good a job on genetic improvement for yield. With each company using its own elite germplasm in their breeding programs and each company having different sets of yield genes along with the possibility of yet undiscovered yield genes in US germplasm there appears to be an opportunity to increase soybean yield by combining yield genes. To do such, we need to map yield genes and identify DNA yield gene markers. With the recent advancement in soybean genetic research enabling us to map yield genes to high resolution, along with MSU's recent purchase of such...

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics, #soybean gene mapping, #soybean yield improvement
Information And Results
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