Charcoal rot is a top five yield-reducer in the southern soybean production system. This project provides new tools to reduce charcoal rot’s impact on soybean farmers. Charcoal rot phenotyping for the recombinant inbred lines have been made and the soybean lines grown and screened in a charcoal rot-infested field. Severity rating and the amount of colony forming units/gram of tissue can be used to determine whether a soybean line is resistant, moderately resistant, moderately susceptible or susceptible. This will help determine the genetic inheritance for charcoal rot resistance.
Key Beneficiaries:
#agronomists, #extension agents, #farmers, #seed companies, #soybean breeders
Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics, #charcoal rot, #disease, #genetics, #soybean breeding