The U.S. Congress selected the University of Missouri to host the National Center for Soybean Biotechnology (NCSB) based on our record of interdisciplinary research on soybean genetics, genomic, and related sciences.
The ultimate goal of the NCSB is to provide innovative molecular approaches that can be applied toward soybean improvement.
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A recent, checkoff-funded study entitled Opportunities and Challenges for Increasing U.S. Exports to the Global Animal Feed Industry highlights strategies to boost U.S. soybean and soybean-meal exports used for feed ingredients.
The demand for U.S. soybeans and soybean meal will continue to increase as poultry, livestock and fish operations grow to meet the growing global demand for protein. However, the biotechnology restrictions will continue to limit the U.S. soybean meal exports to some EU countires. The U.S. soy industry needs to focus on areas where the United States already has a competitive advantage over South American countries.
In a collaborative project, funded by National Science Foundated (NSF), between the University. of Missouri, Washington University Genome Center and Orion Genomics, sample sequencing of the soybean genome was done to test methylfiltration as a means to enrich for gene-rich segments of the genome.
Soybean rust, caused by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi Sydow, has been known in Australia, Asia, Africa and South America, and has now become established in North America. The rapid aerial spread of the pathogen and the potential for high risk of severe yield losses makes this potentially the most destructive foliar disease of soybean.
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) is among the most economically destructive pests of soybean in the United States. Soybean cyst nematode causes yield reduction by feeding on plant nutrients, retarding root growth, and inhibiting nodulation. It is estimated that SCN causes 2 to 6 % annual yield loss worth $1 billion each year.
Drought is the major abiotic stress factor limiting crop productivity worldwide. Water is an increasingly limited resource, and water availability limits crop productivity in many parts of the U.S. and the world. The genetic basis of drought tolerance is not well understood, and understanding how plant growth and developmental responses to drought are regulated is vital for efforts to modify the impact of water supply on soybean production.
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