Biotechnology
Soybean Germplasm Lines Released
Attempts to breed a more insect-resistant soybean have been under way for decades, with no success. The resulting soybean varieties always either lost their insect resistance or their agronomic qualities. Applying new breeding methodology known as marker-assisted selection, UGA scientists at the Center for Applied Genetic Technologies have been able to move the insect resistance from non-cultivated soybeans into adapted soybean types. For the first time, a large part of the insect resistance was moved, without losing agronomic qualities. Germplasm was released that has the insect resistance trait in it. It is now available for public and private plant breeders to use in developing insect-resistant varities, without worrying about loss of yield. (2006)
Sources
| Name | Department | |
| Wayne Parrott | wparrott@uga.edu | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| H. Boerma | rboerma@uga.edu | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| John All | jall@bugs.ent.uga.edu | Entomology |
| Shuguan Zhu | szhu@uga.edu | Center for Applied Genetic Technologies |