2015
Breeding soybeans for durable resistance to emerging nematode populations combined with fungal diseases in Tennessee
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
Breeding soybeans for durable resistance to emerging nematode populations
Lead Principal Investigator:
Prakash Arelli, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
USDA-ARS-Jackson, TN
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Currently grown soybean cultivars in Tennessee trace their source of nematode resistance to three parent cultivars. Soybean cyst nematode can adapt over time to all resistant cultivars developed and released mostly by the seed industries, because of the limited genetic base of the plant resistance. This project's goal is to improve soybeans for durable resistance to emerging cyst nematode pollutions and yield limiting fungal pathogens. Efforts intend to develop high yielding soybeans with durable nematode resistance using new and traditionally available sources of resistance and to develop and use biotechnology in breeding for rapid gains.

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

Information And Results
Final Project Results

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