Phenotypic characterization of soybean genetic resources at multiple locations: breeding implications for enhancing environmental resilience, yield and protein content

IntroductionSoybean is an important legume crop and a leading source of dietary protein and oil in animal feed, as well as an important food for human consumption. The objective of our research was to study soybean genetic resources in context of future protein self-sufficiency both in human and ani...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tomáš Vymyslický, Oldřich Trněný, Hendrik Rietman, Christiane Balko, Vuk Đorđević, Predrag Ranđelović, Magdaléna Dybová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1422162/full
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850265952408567808
author Tomáš Vymyslický
Oldřich Trněný
Hendrik Rietman
Christiane Balko
Vuk Đorđević
Predrag Ranđelović
Magdaléna Dybová
author_facet Tomáš Vymyslický
Oldřich Trněný
Hendrik Rietman
Christiane Balko
Vuk Đorđević
Predrag Ranđelović
Magdaléna Dybová
author_sort Tomáš Vymyslický
collection DOAJ
description IntroductionSoybean is an important legume crop and a leading source of dietary protein and oil in animal feed, as well as an important food for human consumption. The objective of our research was to study soybean genetic resources in context of future protein self-sufficiency both in human and animal nutrition.MethodsCollection of 360 different accessions from various regions worldwide was evaluated across four European locations during two consecutive years in phenotyping trials. The five most important traits of soybean – plant emergence, plant length, protein content, seed yield, and R8 stage – were carefully analysed, revealing significant variability.ResultsTen exceptionally stable genotypes were identified based on their protein content and yield, presenting promising candidates for breeding programs.DiscussionOur findings underscore the importance of integrating genotype-environment interaction analyses into breeding initiatives, considering the observed variability in phenotypic traits across diverse environments and genotypes.
format Article
id doaj-art-b99f8f25d4e942e89202092f38395835
institution OA Journals
issn 1664-462X
language English
publishDate 2025-04-01
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
record_format Article
series Frontiers in Plant Science
spelling doaj-art-b99f8f25d4e942e89202092f383958352025-08-20T01:54:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2025-04-011610.3389/fpls.2025.14221621422162Phenotypic characterization of soybean genetic resources at multiple locations: breeding implications for enhancing environmental resilience, yield and protein contentTomáš Vymyslický0Oldřich Trněný1Hendrik Rietman2Christiane Balko3Vuk Đorđević4Predrag Ranđelović5Magdaléna Dybová6Agricultural Research, Ltd., Troubsko, CzechiaAgricultural Research, Ltd., Troubsko, CzechiaAgro Seed Research bv, Opglabbeek, BelgiumJulius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants, Sanitz, GermanyInstitute for Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, SerbiaInstitute for Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, SerbiaAgricultural Research, Ltd., Troubsko, CzechiaIntroductionSoybean is an important legume crop and a leading source of dietary protein and oil in animal feed, as well as an important food for human consumption. The objective of our research was to study soybean genetic resources in context of future protein self-sufficiency both in human and animal nutrition.MethodsCollection of 360 different accessions from various regions worldwide was evaluated across four European locations during two consecutive years in phenotyping trials. The five most important traits of soybean – plant emergence, plant length, protein content, seed yield, and R8 stage – were carefully analysed, revealing significant variability.ResultsTen exceptionally stable genotypes were identified based on their protein content and yield, presenting promising candidates for breeding programs.DiscussionOur findings underscore the importance of integrating genotype-environment interaction analyses into breeding initiatives, considering the observed variability in phenotypic traits across diverse environments and genotypes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1422162/fullGlycine maxfield trialsmorphological and phenological traitsweather datagenotype-environment interactions
spellingShingle Tomáš Vymyslický
Oldřich Trněný
Hendrik Rietman
Christiane Balko
Vuk Đorđević
Predrag Ranđelović
Magdaléna Dybová
Phenotypic characterization of soybean genetic resources at multiple locations: breeding implications for enhancing environmental resilience, yield and protein content
Frontiers in Plant Science
Glycine max
field trials
morphological and phenological traits
weather data
genotype-environment interactions
title Phenotypic characterization of soybean genetic resources at multiple locations: breeding implications for enhancing environmental resilience, yield and protein content
title_full Phenotypic characterization of soybean genetic resources at multiple locations: breeding implications for enhancing environmental resilience, yield and protein content
title_fullStr Phenotypic characterization of soybean genetic resources at multiple locations: breeding implications for enhancing environmental resilience, yield and protein content
title_full_unstemmed Phenotypic characterization of soybean genetic resources at multiple locations: breeding implications for enhancing environmental resilience, yield and protein content
title_short Phenotypic characterization of soybean genetic resources at multiple locations: breeding implications for enhancing environmental resilience, yield and protein content
title_sort phenotypic characterization of soybean genetic resources at multiple locations breeding implications for enhancing environmental resilience yield and protein content
topic Glycine max
field trials
morphological and phenological traits
weather data
genotype-environment interactions
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1422162/full
work_keys_str_mv AT tomasvymyslicky phenotypiccharacterizationofsoybeangeneticresourcesatmultiplelocationsbreedingimplicationsforenhancingenvironmentalresilienceyieldandproteincontent
AT oldrichtrneny phenotypiccharacterizationofsoybeangeneticresourcesatmultiplelocationsbreedingimplicationsforenhancingenvironmentalresilienceyieldandproteincontent
AT hendrikrietman phenotypiccharacterizationofsoybeangeneticresourcesatmultiplelocationsbreedingimplicationsforenhancingenvironmentalresilienceyieldandproteincontent
AT christianebalko phenotypiccharacterizationofsoybeangeneticresourcesatmultiplelocationsbreedingimplicationsforenhancingenvironmentalresilienceyieldandproteincontent
AT vukđorđevic phenotypiccharacterizationofsoybeangeneticresourcesatmultiplelocationsbreedingimplicationsforenhancingenvironmentalresilienceyieldandproteincontent
AT predragranđelovic phenotypiccharacterizationofsoybeangeneticresourcesatmultiplelocationsbreedingimplicationsforenhancingenvironmentalresilienceyieldandproteincontent
AT magdalenadybova phenotypiccharacterizationofsoybeangeneticresourcesatmultiplelocationsbreedingimplicationsforenhancingenvironmentalresilienceyieldandproteincontent