Genomics-based improvement of indigenous soybean breeding material and establishment of a molecular screening system for soybean pathogens
Funding | Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE) - Protein Crop Strategy Office |
Duration | 2015 – 2021 |
Research partners | Universität Hohenheim - Institut für Pflanzenzüchtung, Saatgutforschung und Populations-genetik (350b), Institut für Phytomedizin (360) Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) Bundesforschungs-institut für Kulturpflanzen – Institut für Resistenzforschung und Stresstoleranz |
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Legumes have many positive effects in agro-ecosystems and are a key element in the responsible and sustainable use of resources available to agriculture. Particularly in organic farming, legumes are an essential part of the crop rotation due to their ability to utilise atmospheric nitrogen. Soya plays a prominent role as the world's most important legume. However, it is only cultivated to a small extent in Germany. The overall objective of the project is therefore to improve the conditions for expanding soybean cultivation in Germany. To achieve this goal, the following objectives will be pursued in individual work packages. The establishment of a genomics-based breeding programme, the broadening of the breeding population through allelmining of genetic resources, the establishment of a rapid and sensitive test procedure for the presence of pathogens on soybean, and the phenotypic and genetic recording of the response of soybean lines to chilling stress during flowering. | |