Registration of S16-11644C soybean cultivar with high-yielding performance and broad disease resistance

Authors: CHEN, PENGYIN - University Of Missouri; SHANNON, GROVER - University Of Missouri; LEE, DONGHO - University Of Missouri; GRANJA, M - University Of Missouri; ALI, LIAKAT - University Of Missouri; VIEIRA, CAIO - University Of Missouri; LEE, YI-CHEN - University Of Missouri; NASCIMENTO, EMANUEL FERRARI - 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; AVERITT, BEN - University Of Georgia; BOND, JASON - Southern Illinois University; MEINHARDT, CLINTON - University Of Missouri; USOVSKY, MARIOLA - University Of Missouri; Li, Shuxian; Smith, James - Rusty; Gillen, Anne; 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: 10/6/2022
Publication Date: 1/14/2023
Citation: Chen, P., Shannon, J.G., Lee, D., Granja, M.O., Ali, M.L., Vieira, C.C., Lee, Y., Nascimento, E.D., Scaboo, A., Crisel, M., Smothers, S., Clubb, M., Selves, S., Nguyen, H.T., Li, Z., Mitchum, M.G., Averitt, B., Bond, J.P., Meinhardt, C.G., Usovsky, M., Li, S., Smith, J.R., Gillen, A.M., Mengistu, A., Zhang, B., Mozzoni, L.A., Robbins, R.T., Moseley, D. 2023. Registration of S16-11644C soybean cultivar with high-yielding performance and broad disease resistance. Journal of Plant Registrations. 17:67-79. https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20274.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20274

Interpretive Summary: Soybean is one of the most economically valuable crops in the world. Soybean pests and diseases as well as inclement environments could cause significant yield loss. Breeding programs have devoted great efforts to developing soybean cultivars with high-yielding performance and broad disease resistance. ‘S16-11644C’ is a conventional soybean cultivar with resistance to significant soybean diseases including soybean cyst nematode races 2 and 3, southern root-knot nematode, peanut root-knot nematode and charcoal rot and it has the capacity to exclude salt. S16-11644C was tested for yield performance extensively in a total of 90 locations across 11 southern states including Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia from 2017 to 2020. It demonstrated a stable high-yielding performance across the testing states. Because of its high yield potential, broad adaptation with multiple disease resistance package, early maturity and low-cost seeds, S16-11644C offers a desirable choice for soybean growers across mid-southern states. As a non-genetically modified soybean, S16-11644C will likely get a premium price in the niche markets.

Technical Abstract: ‘S16-11644C’ (Reg. no.__, PI_) is a semi-determinate maturity group IV conventional soybean cultivar developed and released by the University of Missouri – Fisher Delta Research Center (MU-FDRC) with comprehensive resistance to significant soybean diseases including soybean cyst nematode [Heterodera glycines (Ichinohe)] races 2 (HG Type 1.2.5.7) and 3 (HG Type 5.7), southern root-knot nematode [Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood], peanut root-knot nematode [Meloidogyne arenaria (Neal) Chitwood] and charcoal rot [Macrophomina phaseolina Tassi Goid], and capacity to exclude salt. S16-11644C was tested for yield performance extensively in a total of 90 locations across 11 southern states including Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia from 2017 to 2020. S16-11644C was entered in multiple internal and regional yield tests including the MU-FDRC yield tests (2017-2020), cooperative yield tests (2018), USDA uniform soybean tests (2018-2020), and state variety tests (2020). It demonstrated a stable high-yielding performance and broad adaptability across the testing states. Seeds of S16-11644C contain on average 410.1 and 223.6 g kg-1 of protein and oil, respectively, and 482.4 g kg-1 of meal protein. Because of its high yield potential, broad adaptation with multiple disease resistance package, early maturity and low-cost seeds, S16-11644C offers a desirable choice for soybean growers across mid-southern states. As a non-genetically modified soybean, S16-11644C will likely get a premium price in the niche markets.