2009
Breeding aphid resistant soybean cultivars
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Contributor/Checkoff:
North Dakota Soybean Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Ted Helms, North Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
North Dakota Soybean Council
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
North Dakota State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Soybean aphids are a insect pest causing economic damage to the soybean crop in North Dakota. Insecticide application(s) are required to keep the aphid population below the economic damage threshold. Another strategy is to develop soybean cultivars with needed genetic resistance. Two genes (Rag1 and Rag2) have identified as having aphid resistance;
This project is to incorporate both the Rag1 and Rag2 genes for aphid resistance into advanced germplasm lines that are adapted to North Dakota. The goal of the project is to develop and distribute germplasm with aphid resistance to private companies developing and marketing early maturity soybean varieties.

Progress has been made in...

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests, #soybean aphid - genetic resistance
Information And Results
Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.