Project Number: 6645-21220-012-24
Project Type: Reimbursable

Start Date: May 01, 2011
End Date: Apr 30, 2014

Objective:
Development of drought tolerant soybean varieties.

Approach:
Interdisciplinary approach involving breeders, physiologists and molecular geneticists. We have identified 9 exotic drought tolerant exotics in the USDA soybean germplasm collection. Genes conferring drought tolerance will be transferred to adapted varieties using a combination extensive field breeding and DNA tagging of drought QTL. Physiological studies will determine how the various drought QTL interact with the environment and each other, to facilitate their deployment.