We prioritize the development of drought/heat resilient soybean varieties tailored for Mid-South U.S. where moisture availability and temperature can be highly variable. We focus on identifying genotypes with stable yield performance under rainfed and high temperature conditions by evaluating canopy wilting, soil moisture dynamics and physiological resilience.

Our program actively targets flooding (waterlogging) stress tolerance in soybean, focus on both early vegetative and reproductive growth stages - critical for yield formation. We screen for traits conferring survival and recovery under saturated soil conditions aiming to develop varieties with improved resilience. We also explore beneficial genes/alleles from wild soybean and incorporate them into elite varieties.

MU-FDREEC incorporates herbicide tolerance traits to support effective and flexible weed managment in soybean production systems. We focus on the Enlist E3 trait package, which provides tolerance to 3 herbicide mode of action- Glyphosate, Glufosinate, and 2,4-D. This broad spectrum herbicide tolerance empowers farmers with multiple tools for controlling resistant and hardy weeds.