Location: Crop Production and Pest Control Research
Project Number: 5020-21220-009-005-R
Project Type: Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Oct 1, 2022
End Date: Sep 30, 2023
Objective:
Coordinate and participate in the Uniform Soybean Tests – Northern Region.
Approach:
The Uniform Soybean Tests is a cooperative testing program that is the main mechanism for
U.S. public soybean breeders to obtain multi-state field data to support the release of
varieties and germplasm. Separate tests for each of maturity groups from 00 to VIII will be
conducted by ARS and Cooperators in appropriate locations across 19 US states and two
Canadian provinces. The lines will be evaluated for yield, agronomic performance, disease
resistance and quality traits. ARS in West Lafayette, IN, will coordinate the northern
tests, analyze data and publish the results from the northern region in an annual report
which will be made available as a hard copy and online. In addition, ARS will perform
evaluations of maturities I, II, III and IV in Indiana and screen entries for the Rps gene
for resistance to Phytophthora sojae.