2012
Combine and integrate new genetic sources of high yield potential, disease resistance, and composition into elite soybean germ plasm
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Illinois Soybean Association
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
MRA-Project #3: Combine and integrate new genetic sources of high yield potential, disease resistance, and composition into elite soybean germ plasm
Lead Principal Investigator:
Stella Kantartzi, Southern Illinois University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Illinois Soybean Association
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Southern Illinois University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Southern Illinois University breeding program focuses on the development of soybean lines with increased yield, improved quality traits (protein, oil and isoflavones) and resistance to existing and emerging diseases (sudden death syndrome, soybean cyst nematodes, frog eye leaf spot, and virus diseases). The ultimate goal is to release varieties with increased value for the benefit of Illinois soybean farmers. Our efforts are long term and funding is used to conduct research on the improvement of breeding methodology and the identification, genetic analysis, and breeding of new genes that will improve the genetic profile of the existing germplasm.

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics, #soybean disease resistance, #soybean yield
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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