Soilborne diseases caused by oomycete and fungal pathogens, including Phytophthora sojae, Pythium ultimum, Pythium irregulare, and Fusarium graminearum, have been a major limitation to soybean production. The goal of this project is to further evaluate the resistance of novel Rps genes/alleles, their similarities or differences, and to identify QTLs associated with resistance to these fungal pathogens. Project objectives include evaluation of the resistance spectrum of novel Rps genes to a collection of P. sojae isolates and comparison of defined Rps gene regions; evaluate soybean germplasm for resistance to predominant races of these pathogens; identification of QTLs with underlying resistance to these pathogens by association and QTL mapping; identification of underlying resistance by candidate gene approach and Bulked Segregant RNA-Seq (BSR-Seq) and parental RNA-Seq analyses.Key Benefactors: farmers, soybean breeders, scientists
Results will be published.
The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.