2012
Exploring viruses to control the soybean aphid
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Iowa Soybean Association
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
W Allen Miller, Iowa State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Bryony C. Bonning, Iowa State University
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Iowa Soybean Association
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Iowa State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Aphids cost US agriculture billions of dollars/year in yield losses and costs of pesticide application used in aphid control. In recent years, the soybean aphid has been a serious problem for Iowa soybean producers, costing them millions of dollars in aphid control (pesticide application) and/or yield loss. Genetic resistance is inadequate and other effective management options are limiting.

This project is to investigate the use of viruses and/or virus genes to kill or control the soybean aphid. This new approach may lead to new biological control and/or transgenic resistance tools to reduce or eliminate yield loss results from soybean aphid infestations.

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests, #soybean aphid, #soybean aphid - biocontrol, #virus-inducted gene silencing
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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.