Because of the narrow genetic base of the Illinois soybean crop, adding new genetic diversity is a critically important component of the long term improvement of soybean yield. This project is focused on the identification and mapping of new genes from exotic germplasm that can increase yield. Because less than 1% of the soybean lines in the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection have contributed to current Illinois varieties, there is much untapped genetic diversity which represents a great opportunity to find and incorporate new genes into Illinois varieties that can increase yield. Populations have been developed and are being used to identify those areas of chromosomes that carry genes (quantitative...
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.