Progress made by the soybean community on the 2012-2016 Soybean Genomics Research Strategic Plan is being compiled by George Graef, Katy Rainey and Rich Wilson. Please see the Strategic Plan website for details on how to contribute to the report.

The 1st Soybean Mutant Finder Field Day will be held in late July, 2012 at the University of Minnesota. Participants will view fast neutron-derived mutant plants growing in the field and can request seed of those that may be of research interest. A tutorial on the gene knockout-related parts of SoyBase will be presented. Contact Carroll Vance or Bob Stupar for more information.

The number of QTL on the genetic maps has dramatically increased as the SoyBase staff continues to incorporate QTL experiments from the literature. This has resulted in displays that are increasingly crowded and potentially difficult to use. To address this we have split the QTL into 4 classes (seed composition & yield, disease & stress, plant architecture, and other traits) with each of these classes presented as a separate column in the CMap genetic map displays. We hope that this will enhance the usefuln...

Will be held at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel in St. Louis, MO USA. PowerPoint presentations from the 2010 and 2011 Workshops are available at SoyBase.

The 14th Biennial Conference will be held in Des Moines, IA. Further details will be posted once they are available.

Will be held at the Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, Hyderabad, India.