Research funded by the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council is identifying cultivars with flood tolerance so farmers can make the best selection decisions. They’re identifying new sources of flood tolerance from diverse soybean germplasm and incorporating it into high-yielding cultivars to develop new flood-tolerant soybean varieties. The varieties will yield well with or without flooding. The variety will be ideally suited to the Missouri Bootheel region and the Mississippi Delta where soils don’t drain well or other areas where flooding or waterlogging is a potential problem.

Key Benefactors:
Farmers, processors, consumers