2021
Screening Soybean Germplasm and Breeding Soybeans for Flood Tolerance
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressField management SustainabilityWater supply
Parent Project:
Screening soybean germplasm and breeding soybeans for flood tolerance
Lead Principal Investigator:
Pengyin Chen, University of Missouri
Co-Principal Investigators:
Blair Buckley, Louisiana State University
Tessie Wilkerson, Mississippi State University
Daryl Chastain, Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center
Leandro Mozzoni, University of Arkansas
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Project Code:
319-21
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Mid-South Soybean Board
$100,000
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
$60,000
Institution Funded:
University of Missouri
$160,000
Brief Project Summary:
To improve soybean tolerance to waterlogging/flooding.
Unique Keywords:
#breeding and genetics, #research coordination, #seed composition, #water quality & management
Information And Results
Project Summary

To improve soybean tolerance to waterlogging/flooding.

Project Objectives

1. Screen soybean germplasm and commercial cultivars for genetic tolerance to flooding.
2. Incorporate flood tolerance from identified source(s) into elite cultivars and lines.

Project Deliverables

This project will identify cultivars with flood tolerance so that specific recommendations can be made to producers. This project will also identify new sources of flood tolerance from diverse germplasm and incorporate such tolerance into high yielding background.

Progress Of Work

Updated April 27, 2021:
The Mid-South Soybean Board was organized to promote soybeans, soybean products, soybean research and development. Originally formed in 2009, other members include the soybean checkoff organizations of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council joined the MSSB in 2012. The goals are to eliminate duplicate research spending and to develop and fund research of importance to our producers. District 7 MSMC Director Baughn Merideth serves as the MSSB Director for Missouri.

MSMC has partnered on flooding tolerance research. The potential for flooding in the Delta region is certainly much greater than is typical in the Midwest. Dr. Chen leads this study which is a collaboration between several states in the MSSB. The project focuses on flood tolerance at both mid-season and early season stages of soybean development.

Updated April 27, 2021:

Final Project Results

Benefit To Soybean Farmers

This research will provide flooding-tolerant germplasm and cultivars to help improve on-farm profit for soybean production as well as provide genetic sources for future breeding programs.

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.