Genomic selection performs as effectively as phenotypic selection for increasing seed yield in soybean.

Increasing the rate of genetic gain for seed yield remains the primary breeding objective in both public and private soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] breeding programs.

Comparing a Mixed Model Approach to Traditional Stability Estimators for Mapping Genotype by Environment Interactions and Yield Stability in Soybean [ (L.) Merr.].

Identifying genetic loci associated with yield stability has helped plant breeders and geneticists begin to understand the role and influence of genotype by environment (GxE) interactions in soybean [ (L.) Merr.] productivity, as well as other crops.

Group screening for rare events based on incomplete block designs.

Fields such as, diagnostic testing, biotherapeutics, drug development, and toxicology among others, center on the premise of searching through many specimens for a rare event. Scientists in the business of "searching for a needle in a haystack" may greatly benefit from the use of group screening design strategies. Group screening, where specimens are composited into pools with each pool being tested for the presence of the event, can be much more cost-efficient than testing each individual specimen.

Documenting Resistance and Physiological Changes in Soybean Challenged by Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae).

The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a limiting factor in soybean production in the North Central region of the USA. The objectives of this work were to identify sources of resistance to A. glycines in 14 soybean genotypes, and also document changes in total protein, peroxidase, and chlorophyll in response to aphid feeding.