2017
Genetic Improvement of Flood Tolerance and Best Management Practices for Sustainable Soybean Production (Year 1 of 1720-172-0129)
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Contributor/Checkoff:
United Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
(none assigned)
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Henry Nguyen, University of Missouri
Co-Principal Investigators:
John Orlowski, Cornell University
Blair Buckley, Louisiana State University
Tommy Carter, North Carolina State University
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Project Code:
1720-172-0129
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
$230,000
Leveraged Funding (Non-Checkoff):
The grant funds provided through this project are leveraged against other sources of funding. The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC) is supporting a flood tolerance breeding to Shannon and Nguyen ($80k/year). The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB) is providing a partial support ($25k/year) for a graduate student to work on the field screening for flood tolerance. The North Carolina Soybean Producers Association (NCSPA) is funding a graduate student to conduct research on: “Flood Tolerant Soybean Varieties for North Carolina” ($75k total for 3 years, 2016-2018).
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Institution Funded:
University of Missouri
$230,000
Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#abiotic stress, #climate change, #flood
Information And Results
Final Project Results

Updated December 2, 2018:
See Year 3 Project for Final Report (FY19)

See Year 3 Project for Final Results (FY19)

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