Biotech Updates

Developing Soybean Cultivars, a Video Presentation

February 6, 2013

University of Maryland Emeritus Professor William J. Kenworthy discussed in a video presentation how the inheritance of soybean cultivar traits impacts the breeding program to develop new cultivars. Genetic principles that influence selection response and breeding techniques were discussed for the understanding of soybean growers. A 5-minute Executive Summary video and the Full Presentation video (27 minutes) can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/Soybean/DevelopingSoybeanCultivars/.