Selective Genotyping and Phenotyping for Optimization of Genomic Prediction Models for Populations with Different Diversity.

To overcome the different challenges to food security caused by a growing population and climate change, soybean ( (L.) Merr.) breeders are creating novel cultivars that have the potential to improve productivity while maintaining environmental sustainability.

Allelic Variation and Distribution of the Major Maturity Genes in Different Soybean Collections.

Soybean time of flowering and maturity are genetically controlled by genes. Different allelic combinations of these genes determine soybean adaptation to a specific latitude. The paper describes the first attempt to assess adaptation of soybean genotypes developed and realized at Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia [Novi Sad (NS) varieties and breeding lines] based on gene variation, as well as to comparatively assess gene variation in North-American (NA), Chinese, and European genotypes, as most of the studies published so far deal with North-American and Chinese cultivars and breeding material.