2014
Improvement of soybean seed composition and disease traits through genetical and functional genomics
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
Improvement of soybean seed protein and oil through genomics
Lead Principal Investigator:
Robert Stupar, University of Minnesota
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
USDA/ARS-University of Minnesota
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The focus of this project is on improving soybean quality traits with regard to seed development and protein/oil levels. This will be done by conducting high-throughput next-generation sequencing of two well characterized parent lines, Minsoy and Noir1, in order to identify genes with contrasting seed protein and oil levels and then develop markers. The researchers will also conduct functional analyses on candidate genes to test their ability to affect seed protein and oil levels in soybean. Another objective is to use new transgenic methods to create genetically linked stacks of soybean cyst nematode defense genes.

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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