2006 Annual Report 4d.Progress report. This report serves to document research conducted under a specific cooperative agreement between ARS and the University of Minnesota. Additional details may be found under the parent project 3611-21000-018-00D, Soybean Genetic Resources Management and Utilization. Four lines derived from exotic germplasm in the Minnesota advanced tests conducted cooperatively with private industry exceeded the yield of the checks. There were 10 lines in the Minnesota preliminary yield tests that also exceeded the yield of the checks.