Project Number: 3620-43000-006-01
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 25, 2002
End Date: Sep 24, 2007

Objective:
To understand how the growth and composition of soybean is governed by its genetic system using functional genomic technologies and to discover and utilize the genes and pathways in soybeans that make them valuable and that help keep them competitive in U.S. and world agriculture.

Approach:
Track the expression of thousands of soybean genes simultaneously during soybean growth and development, in particular during the period of seed development in selected soybean genotypes utilizing microarray technology (i.e., DNA chips) and associated informatics to track expression of differnet soybean genes during seed development when proteins, oils, and other compounds of nutritional value are being formed.