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May 2025 SoyBase Update: Newest tool from SoyBase: Allele Search - Search for alleles within a gene and flanking region - Search for alleles within a region of a chromosome Link to tool: soybase.org/tools/alleles/… ------ eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=…

There is still time to register for the Soybean Breeders' Workshop! The theme this year is Pathology & Breeding Innovations. There are 10 days submit a poster abstract. Plus, there are a few spots left in the Effective Visualization Techniques workshop! soybase.org/community/sbw/…

Identification of resistance genes in mungbean against Cercospora leaf spot via QTL-seq and QTL mapping. rdcu.be/d5wx6

January 2025 SoyBase.org update 1) Abstracts for the Soybean Breeders' Workshop are due on 1/10/25! 2) Registration for #Soy2025 is open! 3) Check out the new pedigree viewer on SoyBase eocampaign1.com/web-version?p=…

Abstracts for the Soybean Breeders' Workshop MUST be submitted by January 10th, 2025 to be considered for an oral presentation. soybase.org/news/general/2…

A wrap-up for 2024🍾 We present a latest report on drought tolerance in cowpea🌱 🔑 Our findings identified new sources of drought-tolerance useful for breeding climate-resilient cowpea varieties for sub-Saharan Africa #Sdg2 👇👇 doi.org/10.1080/154275…

Soybean Breeder Position open! Experience required: PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics, Crop Science, or related field w/ 5-7 years of direct experience in a plant breeding program basf.jobs/light_green_NA… @plantpostdocs @NAPB_GSWG @ISU_PlantBreed

The most recent 5-year strategic plan (2024-2028) for the US soybean research community is now published: doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.2… I'm grateful to so many members of the soybean research community that contributed to this effort!

Register for our upcoming webinar with Dr. Jacqueline D. Campbell Registration link: shorturl.at/oSVp1 Mark your calendar for an amazing learning experience! #napb #plantbreeding

2024 Southern Soybean Breeders Tour will be held in Memphis, Tennessee, 9/3 to 9/5/24. The tour this year will focus on challenges and opportunities in soybean breeding in the United State mid-South. aaes.uada.edu/row-crops/soyb… @NAPlantBreeders @NAPB_GSWG

@PeanutBaseorg is an excellent resource for genomic assisted breeding

New Review: "Technology-enabled great leap in deciphering plant genomes" rdcu.be/dBZXH Analysis of 3,517 de novo assemblies from 1,575 plant species sequenced since 2000, including 793 newly sequenced species in the past three years, and a new database.

Check out our speaker spotlight for a preview of their expertise and insights awaiting you at the symposium TOMORROW! #symposium #plantscience #phdlife #Networking Use the QR codes provided or this link for Webex: go.iastate.edu/V7HVYO

CROPS Conference 2024: Improving #Agriculture through Genomics. June 3-6, 2024 in Huntsville, AL Abstract submission extended to March 22, 2024 hudsonalpha.org/crops/ @CROPSconference

Zeroing in on targets of selection in #soybean acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tp… Authors identified selection of specific haplotypes between breeding programs identified SNPs that formed ancestral lines and high yielding lines developed independently by the USDA to identify haplotypes.

Frontend Developer position Required to apply @ usajobs.gov/job/771349000 -Responsible for designing, developing, testing, & debugging responsive web applications -Using #javascript , HTML, CSS, GitHub, Jekyll & Liquid #JobOpening #Hybrid #FrontEndDeveloper

The 2024 Soybean Breeders Workshop registration is now open.  New for this year is a genomic selection Workshop and lightning (TED) talks. For details see the 2024 SBW registration information page: soybase.org/SBW/registrati…

Save-the-date announcement for the 2024 Soybean Breeders’ Workshop (SBW) Workshop theme: Entomology & Breeding Innovation   February 12-14, 2024 Please read this thread for two new features

Want the newest soybean sequences at NCBI?  RefSeq Release 220 is now available for download at the web site (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/?term=…) and FTP site (ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq/release/) .