This project continues research focused on genome-edited maturity group 4 soybean with an enhanced fatty acid oil profile. It also includes plans to produce deer-resistant soybeans that may be counted as a "cisgenic" line, since it combines soybean DNA for trypsin inhibitor production in leaves. These experiments aim to directly transform MG 4 germplasm to reduce unnecessary breeding steps and save time during cultivar development. The goal is to produce soybean plants with high expression levels of trypsin inhibitors in leaves by using leaf-specific promoters to overexpress to render soybeans resistant to deer and other herbivores, such as insects.
Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents, soybean breeders, seed companies