ARS Research Labs Studying Soybean

• National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research: Bio-oils Research
• Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research
• Crop Production and Pest Control Research
• Plant Science Research
• Plant Genetics Research
• Corn, Soybean and Wheat Quality Research
• Crop Genetics Research
• Genomics and Bioinformatics Research
• Crop Production Systems Research
• Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research
• Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory

94 Research Projects Studying Soybean

• Utilization of soybean hulls in animal feed binder (Aquatic Animal Health Research)
• Estimating soybean pollination services from crp and other conservation lands assessment project (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory)
• Proteomic and metabolomic characterization of quality traits in soybeans, beans, and agricultural products (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory)
• Characterization and utilization of genetic diversity in soybean and common bean and management and utilization of the national rhizobium genetic resource collection (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory)
• Genomic characterization of seed filling and nutritional features in edamame and mature soybeans (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Soybean Genomics & Improvement Laboratory)
• Field-scale testing of weed dynamics, cover crop performance, and soybean health sensing technology mapping tools. (Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory)
• Management of aflatoxin and other mycotoxins in row crops such as maize, peanut, and soybean (Biological Control of Pests Research)
• Leveraging crop genetic diversity and genomics to improve biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in soybean (Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research)
• Developing the perfect molecular markers and new germplasm for rapid incorporation of resistance to soil borne pathogens in soybean - year 3 (Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research)
• Detection and characterization of genetic resistance to corn and soybean viruses (Corn, Soybean and Wheat Quality Research)
• Leveraging proteomics to identify and characterize soybean aphid proteins and effectors that contribute to virulence (Corn, Soybean and Wheat Quality Research)
• Breeding stress tolerant soybeans, regeneration and evaluation of usda germplasm collection,and management of uniform soybean trials (Crop Genetics Research)
• Phenotyping of soybean for heat stress tolerance (Crop Genetics Research)
• Practices for management of predominant nematodes and fungal diseases for sustainable soybean production (Crop Genetics Research)
• National usda uniform soybean tests/yield, disease resistance and quality traits evaluation of public breeding lines (Crop Genetics Research)
• Evaluation of nutrient cycling, agronomic productivity, and seed quality of intensively managed soybean systems (Crop Genetics Research)
• National usda uniform soybean tests / root-knot nematode screening (Crop Genetics Research)
• National usda uniform soybean tests / soybean cyst nematode screening (Crop Genetics Research)
• National usda uniform soybean tests / fatty acid screening (Crop Genetics Research)
• National usda uniform soybean tests / sugar screening (Crop Genetics Research)
• Breeding soybeans for resistance to mature soybean seed damage (Crop Genetics Research)
• National usda uniform soybean tests / soybean cyst nematode screening (Crop Genetics Research)
• National usda uniform soybean tests / yield, disease resistance and quality traits evaluation of public breeding lines (Crop Genetics Research)
• National usda uniform soybean tests / yield, disease resistance and quality traits evaluation of public breeding lines (fy25 - w. lafayette) (Crop Production and Pest Control Research)
• Designing soybeans with enhanced seed quality and plant health traits (Crop Production and Pest Control Research)
• Identifying important pathogenicity factors in fungal pathogens for developing novel soybean disease control strategies (Crop Production and Pest Control Research)
• National usda uniform soybean tests / yield, disease resistance and quality traits evaluation of public breeding lines (fy26) (Crop Production and Pest Control Research)
• Ai-based detection and mapping of soybean diseases (Crop Production and Protection)
• Soybean rac: extension tools to predict seasonal insect risk for soybean growers (Crop Production and Protection)
• Soybean rac: harnessing collaborations to improve prediction of cercospora diseases (Crop Production and Protection)
• Assessing micro-nutrients applications for efficient soybean production in the mississippi delta (Crop Production Systems Research)
• Effects of slow-release elemental sulfur fertilization on soybean growth, yield, and seed quality (Crop Production Systems Research)
• Horizon ii: a climate-smart future for corn, soybean, livestock, and renewable natural gas production (Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research)
• Nsi: characterizing and bioengineering soybean phenylpropanoid pathway genes for resistance against sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center: Sunflower Improvement Research Unit)
• Nsi: exploiting small cysteine-rich antifungal peptides for management of white mold disease in soybean (Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center: Sunflower Improvement Research Unit)
• Nsi: enhanced sclerotinia stem rot resistance in soybean through the manipulation of sclerotinia sclerotiorum virulence determinants (Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center: Sunflower Improvement Research Unit)
• Nsi: developing soybean varieties with resistance to sclerotinia stem rot (Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center: Sunflower Improvement Research Unit)
• Virtual soybean model to improve protein concentration (Global Change and Photosynthesis Research)
• Coordinated analysis of soybean breeding germplasm (National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research: Bio-oils Research)
• Utilizing genes from the soybean germplasm collection to mitigate drought stress – phase ii (Plant Genetics Research)
• Enhancing soybean meal protein quality assessment: a gastric fluid approach (Plant Genetics Research)
• Utilizing genes from the soybean germplasm collection to mitigate drought stress – phase ii - uom (Plant Genetics Research)
• Utilizing genes from the soybean germplasm collection to mitigate drought stress – phase ii - uoa (Plant Genetics Research)
• Development of integrative big-data driven technologies for soybean product development (Plant Genetics Research)
• Development of data science technologies for us soybean improvement (Plant Genetics Research)
• Development of integrative big-data driven technologies for soybean product development (Plant Genetics Research)
• Redesigning soybeans for a resilient future of food, feeds, and bio-industry (Plant Genetics Research)
• Improving soybean seed composition, plant productivity, and resilience through biological network modification (Plant Genetics Research)
• Characterization of lipid turnover in soybeans over development (Plant Genetics Research)
• Molecular characterization of soybean for seed quality improvement (Plant Genetics Research)
• Generation and characterization of soybean containing edited genes for seed quality improvement (Plant Genetics Research)
• Genomics for improved soybean seed composition (Plant Genetics Research)
• Establishing baselines for soybean compositions for plant-based protein (Plant Genetics Research)
• Development of integrative big-data driven technologies for soybean product development (Plant Genetics Research)
• Development and demonstration of integrative big-data driven technologies for soybean product development (year 4) (Plant Genetics Research)
• Discovery and application of genes and networks for us soybean seed quality and yield improvement (Plant Genetics Research)
• Distinguishing superior flavor combinations for soybean ingredients (Plant Genetics Research)
• Yield limitations of soybean varieties under drought (Plant Science Research)
• Combatting heat stress through development of heat tolerant soybeans (Plant Science Research)
• Combatting heat stress through development of heat tolerant soybeans (Plant Science Research)
• Transformation and gene editing of soybean, lentil and common bean for traits enhancing agronomic value (Plant Science Research)
• Gene discovery and trait improvement in soybean, alfalfa, and other legumes by gene editing (Plant Science Research)
• Biology and management of invasive plant pathogens affecting potato and soybean (Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health: Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research)
• Microbial interactions in the soybean cyst nematode suppressive soil microbiome (Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health: Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research)
• Microbial interactions in the soybean cyst nematode suppressive soil microbiome (Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health: Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research)
• Understanding stink bug-soybean looper interactions in soybean in arkansas and mississippi (Southern Insect Management Research)
• Developing soybean genotypes with high yield grown under reduced fertilizer inputs (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Soybean phosphoproteomic responses to temperature stress (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Developing soybean genotypes with high yield grown under reduced fertilizer inputs (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Yield limitations of soybean varieties under drought: identifying and overcoming weaknesses (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Yield limitations of soybean varieties under drought: identifying and overcoming weaknesses (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Yield limitations of soybean varieties under drought: identifying and overcoming weaknesses (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Yield limitations of soybean varieties under drought: identifying and overcoming weaknesses (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Yield limitations of soybean varieties under drought: identifying and overcoming weaknesses (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Yield limitations of soybean varieties under drought: identifying and overcoming weaknesses via breeding, genomics, phenomics and physiology (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Determining the causes of declining test weight of soybean and utilizing breeding to increase test weight (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Developing soybean genotypes with high yield grown under reduced fertilizer inputs (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Improving soybean flood tolerance for sustainable production (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Developing and releasing high-yielding soybean varieties/germplasm with climate-resilience and genetic diversity across maturity group 00 to viii (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Strengthening 1890 capacity in plant breeding and promotion of edamame and dual-purpose soybeans for south atlantic states (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Yield limitations of soybean varieties under drought: identifying and overcoming weaknesses (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Yield limitations of soybean varieties under drought: identifying and overcoming weaknesses by team drought (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Characterization of soybean germplasm for use in the alternative protein market (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Exploiting genetic diversity to improve environmental resilience, seed composition, yield, and profitability of u.s. soybean (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Developing soybean genotypes with high yield grown under reduced fertilizer inputs (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Evaluation of soybean breeding lines for variation relevant to protein functionality (Soybean and Nitrogen Fixation Research)
• Genome analyses of soybean and its pathogens (Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research)
• Identify and characterize resistance to soybean pathogens and pests (Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research)
• Maintenance, characterization, evaluation, and enhancement of genetic resources in the national soybean germplasm collection (Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research)
• A comprehensive study on the virulence, biology, and characterization of calonectria ilicicola, the causal agent of red crown rot in soybeans (Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research)
• Bioimaging of calonectria ilicicola, the causal agent of red crown rot in soybeans, during soybean infection (Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research)
• Breeding and genetics of disease resistance in soybean (Soybean/maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research)
• Accelerating soybean variety development through the user of winter nursery facilities in puerto rico (Tropical Crops and Germplasm Research)
• Characterizing physiological traits associated with heat and drought tolerance using remote sensing in cotton and soybean (U.s. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center: Plant Physiology and Genetics Research)