Project Number: 6645-21220-012-02
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Jun 19, 2008
End Date: Mar 31, 2009

Objective:
To develop high yielding drought tolerant cultivars of soybean adapted to Georgia and other drought-prone U.S. environments.

Approach:
Soybean germplasm will be screened to identify drought tolerance. Putative tolerant types will be verified. Genetics of the tolerance will be investigated. Drought tolerance genes, as found, will be transferred to adapted cultivars. This work will be pursued in lab, greenhouse, and field studies.