Registration of ‘S16-3747GT’: A high-yielding determinate maturity group V soybean cultivar with broad biotic and abiotic stressors tolerance

Authors: CHEN, PENGYIN - University Of Missouri; SHANNON, GROVER - University Of Missouri; VIEIRA, CAIO - University Of Missouri; NASCIMENTO, EMANUEL FERRARI - University Of Missouri; ALI, LIAKAT - University Of Missouri; LEE, DONGHO - University Of Missouri; SCABOO, ANDREW - University Of Missouri; CRISEL, MELISSA - University Of Missouri; SMOTHERS, SCOTTY - University Of Missouri; CLUBB, MICHAEL - University Of Missouri; SELVES, STEWART - University Of Missouri; NGUYEN, HENRY - University Of Missouri; LI, ZENGLU - University Of Georgia; MITCHUM, MELISSA - University Of Georgia; BOND, JASON - Southern Illinois University; MEINHARD, CLINTON - University Of Missouri; USOVSKY, MARIOLA - University Of Missouri; Li, Shuxian; Gillen, Anne; Smith, James - Rusty; Mengistu, Alemu; ZHANG, BO - Virginia Tech; MOZZONI, LEANDRO - University Of Arkansas; ROBBINS, ROBERT - University Of Arkansas; MOSELEY, DAVID - Louisiana State University

Submitted to: Journal of Plant Registrations
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/5/2022
Publication Date: 9/6/2022
Citation: Chen, P., Shannon, J.G., Vieira, C.C., Nascimento, E.F., Ali, M.L., Lee, D., Scaboo, A., Crisel, M., Smothers, S., Clubb, M., Selves, S., Nguyen, H., Li, Z., Mitchum, M.G., Bond, J.P., Meinhard, C.G., Usovsky, M., Li, S., Gillen, A.M., Smith, J.R., Mengistu, A., Zhang, B., Mozzoni, L.A., Robbins, R.T., Moseley, D. 2022. Registration of ‘S16-3747GT’: A high-yielding determinate maturity group V soybean cultivar with broad biotic and abiotic stressors tolerance. Journal of Plant Registrations. 16:550-563. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20222.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20222

Interpretive Summary: Soybean yield loss caused by diseases and inclement environments is a big concern by soybean industry and growers. Breeding programs have devoted great efforts to developing high-yielding soybean cultivars with enhanced genetic resistance to multiple diseases and stressful environments. Soybean cultivar ‘S16-3747GT’ is a glyphosate-tolerant soybean that combines high-yielding potential with resistance to soybean cyst nematode, southern root-knot nematode, stem canker, Phytophthora root rot, and tolerance to salt stress. S16-3747GT was evaluated in 155 environments across 13 states from 2017 to 2020, out-yielding the commercial checks in nine out of 13 states in the southern U.S. The broad adaptability and competitiveness across multiple states combined with resistance to stressful environments make S16-3747GT an interesting cultivar choice for soybean growers, as well as an option for public and private soybean breeding programs to incorporate this genetic background into their breeding effort.

Technical Abstract: Given the magnitude of production losses caused by biotic and abiotic stressors in soybeans, breeding programs have devoted great efforts to developing high-yielding soybean cultivars with enhanced genetic resistance to multiple biotic and abiotic stressors. In this context, the University of Missouri – Fisher Delta Research Center developed and released the soybean cultivar ‘S16-3747GT’. It is a determinate maturity group 5-early (relative maturity 5.0) glyphosate-tolerant (RR1) soybean that combines high-yielding potential with resistance to soybean cyst nematode, southern root-knot nematode, stem canker, Phytophthora root rot, and tolerance to salt stress. S16-3747GT was evaluated in 155 environments across 13 states from 2017 to 2020, out-yielding the commercial checks in nine out of 13 states in the southern U.S. The broad adaptability and competitiveness across multiple states combined with resistance to biotic and abiotic stressors make S16-3747GT an interesting cultivar choice for growers in this region, as well as an option for public and private soybean breeding programs to incorporate this genetic background into their breeding pipeline.