2015
Increasing soybean yield by enhancing flower visitation of insect pollinators using a molecular genetic approach
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Feng Chen, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Previous research has shown that soybean seed yields can be significantly increased by introducing insect pollinators to flowers of soybean plants. While soybean flowers are scentless and not particularly attractive to pollinators, the goal of this project is to increase yield by enhancing flower visitation of insect pollinators using molecular genetic approaches. Work aims to produce transgenic soybean plants with scented flowers using isolated scent-producing genes and field-test these plants, checking for increased yield.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents, soybean breeders, seed companies

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.