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... BACKGROUND: Genomic selection is a powerful tool in plant breeding. By building a prediction model using a training set with markers and phenotypes, genomic estimated breeding values (GEBVs) can be used as predictions of breeding values in a target set with only genotype data. There is, however, limited information on how prediction accuracy of genomic prediction can be optimized. The objective of ...
JasonD. Gillman, et al. ; Pawan Basnet; Clinton G. Meinhardt; Mariola Usovsky; Trupti Joshi; Qijian Song; Brian Diers; Melissa G. Mitchum; Andrew M. Scaboo; Show all 9 Authors
... KEY MESSAGE: An epistatic interaction between SCN resistance loci rhg1-a and rhg2 in PI 90763 imparts resistance against virulent SCN populations which can be employed to diversify SCN resistance in soybean cultivars. With more than 95% of the $46.1B soybean market dominated by a single type of genetic resistance, breeding for soybean cyst nematode (SCN)-resistant soybean that can effectively comb ...
... Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] reproductive structures are temperature‐sensitive, with a reproductive optimum of 22 to 24 °C. Currently, parts of the US soybean growing region experience consistent late‐season drought stress, resulting in the adoption of agronomic practices that favor early maturity groups. This approach is the Early Soybean Production System and has boosted yields and on‐farm r ...
JasonD. Gillman, et al. ; Eduardo Beche; Qijian Song; Randall Nelson; Tim Beissinger; Jared Decker; Grover Shannon; Andrew M. Scaboo; Show all 8 Authors
... Agronomically important traits generally have complex genetic architecture, where many genes have a small and largely additive effect. Genomic prediction has been demonstrated to increase genetic gain and efficiency in plant breeding programs beyond marker-assisted selection and phenotypic selection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of allelic origin, marker density, training ...
JasonD. Gillman, et al. ; Eduardo Beche; Qijian Song; Randall Nelson; Tim Beissinger; Jared Decker; Grover Shannon; Andrew M. Scaboo; Show all 8 Authors
... KEY MESSAGE: Glycine soja germplasm can be used to successfully introduce new alleles with the potential to add valuable new genetic diversity to the current elite soybean gene pool. Given the demonstrated narrow genetic base of the US soybean production, it is essential to identify beneficial alleles from exotic germplasm, such as wild soybean, to enhance genetic gain for favorable traits. Nested ...
JasonD. Gillman, et al. ; Thang La; Edward Large; Earl Taliercio; Qijian Song; Dong Xu; Henry T. Nguyen; Grover Shannon; Andrew Scaboo; Show all 9 Authors
... The relatively low genetic variation of current US soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] cultivars constrains the improvement of grain yield and other agronomic and seed composition traits. Recently, a substantial effort has been undertaken to introduce novel genetic diversity present in wild soybean (Glycine soja Siebold & Zucc.) into elite cultivars, in both public and private breeding programs. The ...
... The elemental content of a soybean seed is a determined by both genetic and environmental factors and is an important component of its nutritional value. The elemental content is chemically stable, making the samples stored in germplasm repositories an intriguing source of experimental material. To test the efficacy of using samples from germplasm banks for gene discovery, we analyzed the elementa ...
... Soybean oil is highly unsaturated but oxidatively unstable, rendering it nonideal for food applications. Until recently, the majority of soybean oil underwent partial chemical hydrogenation, which produces trans fats as an unavoidable consequence. Dietary intake of trans fats and most saturated fats are conclusively linked to negative impacts on cholesterol levels and cardiovascular health. Two ma ...
JasonD. Gillman, et al. ; Phat T. Do; Cuong X. Nguyen; Hien T. Bui; Ly T. N. Tran; Gary Stacey; Zhanyuan J. Zhang; Minviluz G. Stacey; Show all 8 Authors
... BACKGROUND: CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing is now revolutionizing the ability to effectively modify plant genomes in the absence of efficient homologous recombination mechanisms that exist in other organisms. However, soybean is allotetraploid and is commonly viewed as difficult and inefficient to transform. In this study, we demonstrate the utility of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in soybean at relatively h ...
... Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is a unique potential crop for marginal arid regions with untapped, exceptional biotic/abiotic stress tolerance, and high protein content seeds. High dietary intake of grass pea is associated with neurodegenerative lower limb paralysis, thought due to the compound β-N-oxalyl-L-α, β-diaminopropionic acid (β-ODAP). β-ODAP increases after seed germination and then decr ...
... Teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis) is the wild ancestor of modern maize (Zea mays ssp. mays). Teosinte contains greater genetic diversity compared to maize inbreds and landraces, but its use is limited by insufficient genetic resources to evaluate its value. A population of teosinte near isogenic lines (teosinte NILs) was previously developed to broaden the resources for genetic diversity of mai ...
JasonD. Gillman, et al. ; Christopher J. Smallwood; Arnold M. Saxton; Hem S. Bhandari; Phillip A. Wadl; Benjamin D. Fallen; David L. Hyten; Qijian Song; Vincent R. Pantalone; Show all 9 Authors
... Evaluating different breeding selection strategies for relative utility is necessary to choose those that maximize efficiency. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] seed yield and fatty acid, protein, and oil contents are all commercially important traits that display complex quantitative inheritance. A soybean population consisting of 860 F₅–derived recombinant inbred lines (RILs), genotyped with 4867 ...
JasonD. Gillman, et al. ; Carrie Miranda; Quanle Xu; Nathan W. Oehrle; Nazrul Islam; Wesley M. Garrett; Savithiry S. Natarajan; Hari B. Krishnan; Show all 8 Authors
... Grass pea is an orphan legume that is grown in many places in the world. It is a high-protein, drought-tolerant legume that is capable of surviving extreme environmental challenges and can be a sole food source during famine. However, grass pea produces the neurotoxin β-N-oxalyl-L-α,β-diaminopropionic acid (β-ODAP), which can cause a neurological disease. This crop is promising as a food source fo ...
JasonD. Gillman, et al. ; Jessica Biever; Songqing Ye; William Spollen; Scott A. Givan; Zhen Lyu; Trupti Joshi; James R. Smith; Felix B. Fritschi; Show all 9 Authors
Glycine max; filling period; gene expression; gene expression regulation; genotype; global warming; heat stress; heat tolerance; high-yielding varieties; landraces; physiological response; plant response; protein refolding; seed germination; soybeans; transcriptomics; Midwestern United States; Southeastern United States
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... Objective: Soybean seed development is negatively impacted by elevated temperatures during seed fill, which can decrease seed quality and economic value. Prior germplasm screens identified an exotic landrace able to maintain ~95% seed germination under stress conditions that reduce germination dramatically (>50%) for typical soybean seeds. Seed transcriptomic analysis was performed for two soybean ...
... Soybean seed contains antinutritional compounds that inactivate digestive proteases, principally corresponding to two families: Kunitz trypsin inhibitors (KTi) and Bowman–Birk inhibitors (BBI). High levels of raw soybean/soybean meal in feed mixtures can cause poor weight gain and pancreatic abnormalities via inactivation of trypsin/chymotrypsin enzymes. Soybean protein meal is routinely heat-trea ...
... In an effort to develop alternatives for harmful trans fats produced by partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils, oleogels of high‐stearic soybean (A6 and MM106) oils were prepared with sunflower wax (SW) as the oleogelator. Oleogels of high‐stearic oils did not have greater firmness when compared to regular soybean oil (SBO) at room temperature. However, the firmness of high‐stearic oil oleogels a ...
... Unlike other oilseeds, soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr) is also valuable due to its direct conversion into human food. One notable example is the cheese-like product tofu. The quality of tofu is improved when protein subunits derived from two glycinin genes, Gy1 and Gy4, are reduced or absent. Here we report the discovery that one exotic soybean plant introduction line, PI 605781 B, has not only a ...
... Seed phytate is a repository of P and minerals in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] seeds that limits P and mineral bioavailability for monogastric animals (e.g., humans, swine [Sus scrofa], and poultry [especially chicken, Gallus domesticus]) due to insufficient digestive tract phytase activity. We previously identified epistatic recessive mutations affecting two paralogous adenosine triphosphate- ...
JasonD. Gillman, et al. ; Christopher J. Smallwood; Arnold M. Saxton; Hem S. Bhandari; Phillip A. Wadl; Benjamin D. Fallen; David L. Hyten; Qijian Song; Vincent R. Pantalone; Show all 9 Authors
... Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] yield and seed fatty acids, protein, and oil content are important traits for which an improved understanding of significant genomic regions would be useful. To accomplish this, a soybean population consisting of 203 F5 derived recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was developed and genotyped with 11,633 polymorphic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Each RIL was ...
... Seed development is a temperature-sensitive process that is much more vulnerable than vegetative tissues to abiotic stresses. Climate change is expected to increase the incidence and severity of summer heatwaves, and the impact of heat stress on seed development is expected to become more widespread during the course of the 21st century. A recent change to soybean cultivation practices in the Mids ...