Variety Development and Selection
Soybean variety selection. With that critical decision, farmers set yield potential while choosing how to defend plants against weeds, diseases, nematodes, environmental stress and more.
While farmers aim to choose the best varieties to plant in each field, researchers and soybean breeders work together to identify and harness additional genetics within the soybean genome to improve future varieties.
The Soy Checkoff invests in plant breeding, molecular genetics, variety trials, decision support tools and more. This work equips farmers to pick varieties that fit on their farms. At the same time, it paves the way for the high-yielding, defensive varieties of the future.
Farmers consider a wide range of characteristics and rely on many information sources when choosing soybean varieties. Check out what influences that decision-making process for farmers and others.
