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SoyBase News

David Grant — 2009-05-21 12:39:17

Try the new SoyBase whole genome sequence browser

SoyBase News

David Grant — 2008-12-08 12:00:00

The Glyma1.0 chromosome-based assembly and annotation of soybean is now available, replacing the preliminary contig-based assembly and annotation.

SoyBase News

David Grant — 2008-07-30 12:00:00

A table is now available to convert the soybean linkage group names to chromosome numbers. The table was compiled by Perry Cregan's group at the USDA-ARS Soybean Genomics and Improvement Laboratory.

SoyBase News

David Grant — 2008-08-15 12:00:01

SoyBase Soybean ontologies are available from the SoyBase site under "Soybean Ontologies" in the SoyBase sub-nav bar. These ontologies cover soybean growth and development. Input from the community is actively encouraged.

SoyBase News

dgrant — 2010-03-01 16:19:34

BARCSOYSSR 1.0, a collection of 33,065 potential SSRs identified by Qijian Songand Perry Cregan from the Wm82 genomic sequence has been released. These SSRs arenow available as a track in the SoyBase Genome Browser. The whole dataset is availablefor download.

SoyBase News

dgrant — 2010-03-18 13:59:07

Explore soybean metabolic pathways using the SoyCyc metabolic pathway interface.This interface allows users to explore soybean metabolic pathways that have beenelectronically annotated with the Glyma 1.01 gene calls from JGI.

SoyBase News

dgrant — 2010-04-12 13:46:59

We have added a selection of preconfigured views to the SoyBase Genome Browser. Choosing one of the Example Views in the Search section at the top of the page will turn on a set of related tracks in the viewer. These examples show some of the kinds of data available in the genome viewer and can be used as a starting point forconstructing a customized set of tracks.

SoyBase News

dgrant — 2010-07-13 10:43:56

The Soybean Genetics Newsletter has ceased publication. An archive of the site has been set up at SoyBase and is accessible from the Soybean Genetics Newsletter link on the Resources page.

SoyBase News

dgrant — 2010-05-25 17:26:14

Information about the gene models has been updated with improved annotations and enhanced sequence browser views and text reports. Additionally it is now possible to download the mRNA, CDS or predicted protein sequences for a gene model and all of its splice isoforms from the text page returned by clicking on a gene model name in the SoyBase Genome Browser.

SoyBase News

dgrant — 2010-09-03 14:13:58

A Progress Report has been completed by Rich Wilson and DavidGrant based onresponses to a survey sent out in early 2010. A PDFversion of the report, SoyGenStratPlan2008-2012-Accomplishments v1.6, isavailable.

SoyBase News

dgrant — 2010-09-28 13:39:57

A new whole genome display option has been added to the BLAST tool at SoyBase. When chosen, the results of the BLAST are shown for all chromosomes with links to individual zoomed views in the SoyBase sequence viewer.

SoyBase News

dgrant — 2010-10-14 14:34:09

The first in a series of tutorials on SoyBase and soybean genetics and genomics has been posted. This video will walk you through the needed supplies and proper methods in soybean cross-pollination.

Soybean Genomics Research: A Strategic Plan for 2012-2016

David Grant — Mon, 01 November 2010

A document outlining Soybean Genomics Research: A Strategic Plan for 2012-2016 has been released. Word and PDF versions are available here.

Soybean Breeders Workshop presentations posted

David Grant — Mon, 28 February 2011 16:03:20 -0600

PDF files of the presentations made at the 2011 Soybean Breeders Workshop (2/21-23/2011 in St. Louis, MO) have been added to SoyBase. PDF files of the 2010 presentations are also available, and we expect to continue to post similar files from future Workshops.

Improved searching at SoyBase

David Grant — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:25:25 -0500

We have reworked and expanded the search capabilities for SoyBase. The new search page (SoyBase -> Search menubar entry or here) allows the submission of terms in one or more categories. The search results page shows the number and types of data in SoyBase that relate to the search terms, with links from this page to the complete search results. The examples shown on the search page can be used for testing by clicking on the term.

MTP for Wm82 physical map

David Grant — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:29:40 -0500

A Minimum Tiling Path (MTP) for the Wm82 BAC-based physical map has been developed by Jungmin Ha and Scott Jackson (Purdue University). A track for this MTP is available in the SoyBase genome sequence browser.

Improved data downloading from SoyBase

David Grant — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:30:31 -0500

A unified downloads page has been developed where various collections of genetic and sequence data can be retrieved. Please let us know if there are other data types or subsets that you would like added.

GO terms updated

David Grant — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:31:59 -0500

The Gene Ontology (GO) terms associated with the Wm82 gene calls are being updated. The gene calls associated with enzymes involved in metabolism have been revised, and we expect the remainder to be finished soon.

A Strategy for Prioritizing Research Goals and Outreach Plans to Reduce Soybean Production Losses Caused by Stink Bugs and Related Insect Pests

David Grant — Thu, 12 May 2011 09:59:03 -0500

In March 2011 a group of scientists met to develop a research plan to address the emerging problem of a complex of pod-attacking stink bugs. A Strategic Research Plan was produced.

Improved Genetic Maps Display

David Grant — Mon, 14 November 2011 08:54:57 -0600

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 usefulness of the genetic maps. As always, comments on these changes are encouraged.

Soybean Genomics Research Strategic Plan Updates

David Grant — Wed, 01 February 2012 15:27:35 -0600

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.

Seed available for cultivars with expired PVP's

David Grant — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:45:00 -0500

Seed for cultivars whose PVP registration has expired is now available at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (NCGRP) in Ft. Collins, CO. This spreadsheet contains a list of private varieties with expired PVP certificates. If you are interested in requesting any of these varieties (50 seeds/sample), please send your requests to Adam Mahan, USDA-ARS.

SoyBase video tutorials now available

David Grant — Tue, 25 February 2014 09:19:34 -0600

Video tutorials for various aspects of SoyBase searches and tool functionalities have been developed. The tutorials page can be accessed from the Resources tab at SoyBase.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT SoySNP50K DATA

David Grant — Thu, 10 April 2014 10:04:32 -0500

We have identified a problem with the SoySNP50K data in SoyBase. The file provided for the entire data set was correct. However, data for individual cultivars or SNPs downloaded using the SoyBase tool were incorrect. An update will be posted once this problem has been resolved.

SoySNP50K data problem FIXED

David Grant — Mon, 14 April 2014 09:57:52 -0500

We have fixed the error that resulted in incorrect SoySNP50K data being downloaded from SoyBase. To summarize, the downloadable file for the entire data set was correct. However, data for individual cultivars, ie. the tab-delimited file with SNP rows and cultivar columns (snp_id_position_and_value), contained incorrect values.

Wm82.a2.v1 genomic sequence now searchable by BLAST

David Grant — Fri, 27 June 2014 13:25:20 -0500

The Wm82.a2 soybean genome sequence (aka the 2nd assembly) is now the default BLAST target from our quick BLAST tool on the front page. The associated gene calls and peptide sequences are available in our advanced BLAST page, as are the Wm82.a1 genome and gene sequences.

Revised QTL nomenclature

David Grant — Mon, 30 June 2014 08:38:51 -0500

QTL names on the Composite Genetic Map (Comp2003) have been revised both to make it clearer exactly what trait was measured and to use names that allow related QTL to be easily recognized. The previous QTL names have been retained as alternatives and can still be used with the SoyBase search tools.

Gene name correspondence lookup tool

David Grant — Thu, 28 August 2014 13:00:14 -0500

SoyBase has added a tool to convert gene names between Glyma.Wm82.a1.v1.1 (genome assembly 1 annotation version 1.1) and Glyma.Wm82.a2.v1(genome assembly 2 annotation version 1). It can be accessed from the Genome and Analysis Tools pages.

SoyNAM seed available

David Grant — Fri, 27 March 2015 13:40:18 -0500

Seed of the 41 SoyNAM parents is now available. Please see here for details. A brief description of the SoyNAM Project is available here.

6K SNP Infinium Chip update

KHF — Fri, 17 April 2015 08:44:06 -0500

Illumina has lowered the consortia price of the Soy6K SNP Infinium Chips to $20/sample USD for consortia members and $25/sample USD for non-consortia members. These prices are available immediately from your Illumina regional sale rep.

University of Missouri Soybean Sequencing Effort

KHF — 2015-06-29 10:03:00

A project led by Henry Nguyen will sequence 350 diverse soybean lines. Details and the list of lines is available here.

Uniform Trial Entries Parentage Database

David Grant — Thu, 17 December 2015 10:15:40 -0600

A soybean parentage database is available at SoyBase. It provides parentage information gleaned from the Soybean Uniform Tests for the Northern and Southern states and other published sources. The database lists the parentage of entries in the Uniform Tests as they were supplied by the cooperators and where possible the parentage of each strain was traced back to PI accessions or named strains. Searches are performed by strain names and can be filtered by region. If you have suggestions on extending or making the interface better or have corrections to the parentage information please let us know by clicking on the "Contact Us" links and describing your suggestions or providing corrections to the parentage information.

Uniform Trial Data now available

David Grant — Thu, 17 December 2015 10:16:17 -0600

An experimental database summarizing the results of the 2012 and 2013 Soybean Uniform Tests: Northern Region is available at SoyBase. We are making these data available to the community to solicit suggestions for improvements to the data display and functionality of the database. These tables are the summary data taken from the Uniform Tests for those years. For a full report, including methodology and comments, see the Northern Test report publications. The database could be expanded to include earlier years if there is an interest from the community, so please let us know by leaving us comments through the "Contact Us" links.

NCBI GEO gene expression data at SoyBase

DG — Wed, 11 January 2017 13:23:56 -0600

Gene expression data from the NCBI GEO repository have been added to SoyBase. Samples can be chosen either by GEO Experiment or tissue/treatment/developmental stage and displayed in the SoyBase Genome Browser.

New QTL added to SoyBase

DG — Mon, 17 July 2017 16:07:04 -0500

278 QTL from 19 papers have been added to SoyBase. Look for them using the New tag at SoyBase QTL List

Searching GRIN phenotype descriptors

DG — Fri, 20 July 2017 16:07:04 -0500

We have released an improved user interface for searching GRIN phenotype descriptor data.

Template for submitting cultivar pedigree data to SoyBase

DG — Mon, 17 July 2017 16:07:04 -0500

A soybean pedigree worksheet has been added to our data submission page to enable breeders to submit the pedigrees of Soybean Uniform Test entries or newly registered cultivar/lines.

GWAS QTL added to SoyBase

DG — Thu, 11 January 2018 14:45:51 -0600

Over 1250 GWAS QTL from 16 studies have been added to SoyBase. The same nomenclature rules used for biparental QTL were followed with the exception of a 'g' as part of each GWAS QTL name, i.e. Seed oil 3-g2. These GWAS QTL are shown in both the Genetic and Genome viewers.

New Reference Genome Assemblies

DG — Wed, 7 February 2018 14:45:51 -0600

High-quality genome assemblies for the soybean cultivar Lee and the Glycine soja accession PI 483463 have been released. These should provide useful complements to the primary reference assembly for Glycine max cv. Williams 82 (Wm82.a2).

Additional Commercial Pedigrees in SoyBase

DG — Wed, 1 July 2018 14:45:51 -0600

3357 commercial soybean pedigrees have been added to the SoyBase pedigree database. Data courtesy of Johnathon Shook of the Singh Lab.

Pedigrees added to SoyBase Pedigree Database

RTN — Wed, 08 May 2019 10:22:25 -0500

Pedigrees from the 2017 Uniform Soybean Tests: Northern Region strains and their parents have been added to the Soybean Parentage Database .

Expression data from GSE89126 added to the SoyBase Genome Browser

RTN — Wed, 15 May 2019 13:53:51 -0500

Data from "Mutations in Argonaute5 illuminate epistatic interaction of the K1 and I loci leading to saddle seed color patterns in Glycine max" is now available in the SoyBase Genome Browser. The experiment can be seen HERE under the label "Epistatic Interactions of K1 and I in saddle color patterns"

Expression study of control and defective seed coats available in the SoyBase Genome Viewer

RTN — Mon, 20 May 2019 11:51:44 -0500

GSE54903 "RNA-Seq Profiling of a Defective Seed Coat Mutation in Glycine max reveals Differential Expression of Proline Rich and Other Cell Wall Protein Transcripts" is now browsable on the SoyBase Genome Viewer. This experiment profiles gene expression in seed coat of Clark and Harosoy with a defective phenotype. The experiment can be viewed HERE under the label "Profiling of defective seed coat mutants of Clark and Harsoy".

David Grant Retirement

RTN — Wed, 29 May 2019 13:26:20 -0500

SoyBase Curator Dr. David Grant, PhD. retired April 30, 2019 after 23 years with the USDA-ARS and SoyBase. We thank him for his insightful service guiding the development of the database and wish him the best in retirement. Dr. Rex Nelson PhD. will continue on as SoyBase Curator. Any questions or comments regarding SoyBase tools or activities should be directed to the SoyBase Curator.

Paretage of 2018 Southern Uniform Soybean tests added to parentage database

RTN — Wed, 12 June 2019 13:17:09 -0500

The parentage information from the 2018 Uniform Soybean Tests: Southern Region have been added to the Soybean Parentage database.

Expression data from GSE42871 added to the SoyBase Genome Viewer

RTN — Wed, 12 June 2019 14:27:22 -0500

GSE42871 "Using RNA-Seq to Profile Soybean Seed Development from Fertilization to Maturity" is now viewable on the SoyBase Genome Viewer. This experiment profiles gene expression from seed fertilization to maturity. The experiment can be browsed HERE under the label of "Expression profiling of seed development in Williams". Seed expression was sampled at 7 developmental stages in duplicate.

Expression Study GSE42550 available in the SoyBase Genome Viewer

RTN — Tue, 18 June 2019 15:36:49 -0500

GSE42550 "Transcription factors and glyoxylate cycle genes prominent in the transition of soybean cotyledons to the first functional leaves of the seedling" is now browsable on the SoyBase Genome Viewer. This experiment profiles gene expression in cotyledons at 7 developmental stages. The experiment can be browsed HERE under the label of "Expression profiling Williams cotyledon development".

Soybean Pangenome Search Page Available

RTN — Tue, 30 July 2019 08:19:55 -0500

From the Pangenome search page you can compare your sequence or sequences of interest to a number of other De Novo sequenced soybean cultivars (G. max or G. soja). This type of analysis will allow users the ability to see how sequences evolved (were eliminated or were retained) in the various soybean cultivars.

Gene Expression Data Available in Gene Model Reports

RTN — Thu, 31 October 2019 13:12:33 -0500

Gene model expression data is now available in the SoyBase gene model report page. Images of tissue expression is supplied by eFP and ePlant at the University of Toronto. Tabular data are also available for many GEO datasets.

GSE33155 available on the SoyBase Genome Browser

RTN — Thu, 20 February 2020 16:18:03 -0600

GSE33155 "Transcript profiling reveals expression differences in wild-type and glabrous soybean lines" is now viewable on the SoyBase Genome Viewer. This experiment profiles gene expression in wild-type and glabrous Clark isolines. The experiment can be viewed HERE under the label "Normal and glabrous Clark isolines"

GCViT tool available

RTN — Wed, 10 June 2020 12:23:02 -0500

The GCViT tool allows users to see SNPs from large scale diversity experiments in the context of the 20 soybean chromosomes. The tool also allows users to compare the distribution of SNPs between cultivars in a number of display options. A video tutorial is available demonstrating its use.

SoyBase Expression Explorer Tool Available

RTN — Wed, 10 June 2020 12:31:05 -0500

The Expression Explorer tool is available to explore the expression of soybean genes in a wide variety of tissues. The tool is designed to facilitate the identification of candidate genes for GWAS and biparental QTL's. A video tutorial on its use is available in the Video Tutorial section of SoyBase.

Genome Context Viewer (GCV) Tool available

JDC — Thu, 25 February 2021 16:35:38 -0600

The Genome Context Viewer (GCV) is a web-app that visualizes genomic data using functional annotations to assist in the genome comparison. The GCV is a micro-synteny and macro-synteny viewer that enables comparative analysis of genomic data.

2021 Soybean Breeder's Workshop Presentations Available

RTN — Mon, 08 March 2021 10:12:51 -0600

The presentations from the 2021 Virtual Soybean Breeder's Workshop are now available. They can be accessed from the 2021 Soybean Breeder's Workshop Registration page.

Soybean Illumina 6k Chip

RTN — Mon, 08 March 2021 10:12:51 -0600

Anyone interested in pooling requests for the soybean Illumina 3K SNP chip for volume pricing should contact Qijian Song at Qijian.Song@usda.gov

New Soybean Germplasm Curator

JDC — Mon, 28 March 2021 10:01:33 -0600

Assistant Soybean Germplasm Curator, Dr. Esther Peregrine, is retiring after many years with the USDA-ARS Soybean Collection. We thank Esther for her service and wish her the best in retirement. Dr. Adam Mahan (Adam.Mahan@usda.gov), is the new USDA-ARS Soybean Germplasm Curator.

BLAST options on SoyBase

JDC — Thu, 7 October 2021 15:51 -0600

SoyBase has switched to SequenceServer to do our ‘Quick BLASTt’ and local BLAST options from the ‘Gene Report’ page. This switch allows you more output options including the ability to download all the hits as FASTA files and the alignment of all the hits. You also can now get tabular reports of the hits.

2012 Uniform Soybean Tests

JDC — Thu, 3 March 2022 10:55 -0600

The parentage information of 13 new strains from the 2012 Uniform Soybean Tests: Southern Region have been added to the SoyBase Soybean Parentage database.

Soybean Parentage Database

JDC — Fri, 4 March 2022 11:10 -0600

Parentage information for 23 new 2013 Southern testing strains have been added to the SoyBase Soybean Parentage Database.

New Strain Pedigrees Added

JDC — Mon, 7 March 2022 13:50 -0600

Six new strains from the 2014 Uniform Soybean Tests: Southern Region have been added to the SoyBase Soybean Pedigree Database.

Soybean Pedigree Database

JDC — Tue, 8 March 2022 10:05 -0600

Nine new strains from the 2015 Uniform Soybean Tests: Southern Region have been added to the SoyBase Soybean Pedigree Database.

New Strain Pedigrees Added

JDC — Fri, 11 March, 2022 8:40 -0600

Fifty two new strains from the 2016 Uniform Soybean Tests: Southern Region have been added to the SoyBase Soybean Pedigree Database.

Soybean Pedigree Database

JDC — Mon, 14 March, 2022 16:47 -0600

New soybean strain pedigrees added to the SoyBase Soybean Pedigree database. Ninety three new strains from the 2019 Uniform Soybean Tests: Southern Region have been added to the SoyBase Soybean Pedigree Database.

New Soybean Strain Pedigrees Added

JDC — Wed, 16 March 2022 13:25 -060

New Soybean Strain Pedigrees from the 2020 Uniform Tests: Southern States have been added to the SoyBase Soybean Pedigree database. Ninety new strains from the 2020 Uniform Soybean Tests: Southern States have been added to the SoyBase Soybean Pedigree Database.

Soybean Pedigree Database

JDC — Wed, 13 April 2022 16:20 -0600

364 new strains from the 2021 Uniform Soybean Tests: Southern Region and 333 new strains from the 2021 Uniform Soybean Tests: Northern Region have been added to the SoyBase Soybean Parentage Database.

Summer 2023 Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates

JDC — Wed,25 Jan 2023 10:10 -0500

Faculty members with the Plant Center at University of Georgia are accepting applications for the Summer 2023 Crop Genetics and Genomics (CGGv2) Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU). Students will work on research projects for 9 weeks with faculty members in field-based and hands-on laboratory research experiences. Accepted students are supported with a stipend, dorm rooms and meal allowance. Please see the website for the list of potential faculty mentors, example research project, and applicant eligibility. Application deadline is March 1, 2023

Seed Micro-Dissection Data Added to SoyBase Expression Explorer

JDC — Fri, 3 Feb 2023 15:30 -0500

The Expression Explorer now displays Goldberg/Harada seed micro-dissection data in eFP pictures. The Goldberg/Harada data along with the Atlas experiments allows users to quickly identify tissue specific expression of a query sequence. This, along with other data, can be used to narrow down a list of "candidate" genes or indicate a gene gene that may be causal to a phenotype. An example eFP picture can be found here.

Job announcements posted on SoyBase

JDC — Sun, 25 Feb 2023 21:20 -0600

Multiple soybean job annoucements have been posted on SoyBase including Research Specialist and Postdoctoral Fellow positions.

Soybean Breeders Workshop Favorite Tool

JDC — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:50 -0600

During the Soybean Breeders Workshop the SoyBase team asked the workshop attendees to vote for their favorite SoyBase tool. The word cloud was created from the community's votes.

Registration for Soy2023 is open

JDC — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:45 -0600

The registration for the Soy2023: Biennial Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Soybean Conference is open. Reduced registration rates are available for technicians, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates.

4 Glycine max genomes added to the SoyBase download page

JDC — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:10 -0600

Now you can have access to the genome, CDS and protein sequences from Cv. Lee.a2, Cv. ZH13.a1(Zhonghuang 13) and Cv. FiskebyIII (Fiskeby III, PI 438471) and the second assembly of Williams 82 ISU_01 (Wm82_ISU_01.a2).

New genomes added to SoyBase

JDC — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:45 -0600

3 new G. soja genomes have been added to the SoyBase download page. The GRIN accessions PI 549046, PI 562565 and PI 578357 genomes, CDS and protein sequences are now available for download.

2023 Southern Soybean Breeders Tour

JDC — Fri, 30 June 2023 16:05

The Sourthern Soybean Breeder's Tour is a unique opportunity to visit multiple local breeding programs and develop collaborations across the soybean breeding industry. The USDA-ARS Soybean & Nitrogen Fixation Research Unit will host the 2023 Southern Soybean Breeder’s Tour in Raleigh, NC, from September 5-7, 2023. More details are available on the registration website.

Twitter's timeline widget

JDC — Mon, 17 July 2023 16:15

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the unavailability of Twitter's embedded timeline widget. Unfortunately, the company has not provided any updates on the issue. As a result, we have temporarily removed the widget from our website and will continue posting announcements here and on our Twitter and Facebook account.

Multi-Regional Soybean Checkoff Request for Research Proposals

JDC — Fri, 8 Sept 2023 11:10 -0600

Regional soybean research collaborative programs are seeking collaborative multi-state and multi-disciplinary soybean research project requests for funding to begin on January 1, 2024. Proposals are due by the end of business on October 20, 2023. Further details about this funding opportunity are included in the RFP.

Soybean Community Awards

JDC — Thu, 21 Sept 2023 15:55 -0600

The Soybean Genomics Executive Committee (SoyGEC) has established an early, mid and achievement career awards for individuals conducting research impacting US soybeans. Nomination information is available here.

Save the Date for the 2024 Soybean Breeders Workshop

JDC — Tue, 7 Nov 2023 15:33 -0600

The 2024 Soybean Breeders Workshop (SBW) will be held at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri from February 12th-14th. Before the SBW begins there will be a special 4-hour workshop on genomic prediction for GxE interaction effects on Monday February 12th 8am to 12pm. There is an extra cost for the genomic prediction workshop.

2024 Soybean Breeders Workshop fast approaching

JDC — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:05 -0600

Poster abstracts will be accepted until January 31, 2024. Student posters will be judged and awards given for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners. The 2024 Soybean Breeders Workshop (SBW) will be held at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri from February 12th-14th. Register here.

CROPS Conference 2024

JDC — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 17:20 -0500

Abstract submisson for CROPS 2024 has been extended to March 22nd. CROPS 2024 is multi-day conference filled with talks from renowed expects seeksing to address the intersections of newly emerging genomic technologies and crop improvement.

AG2PI Scientific Computing & Data Analytics Virtual Workshop

JDC — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:00 -0500

This virtual workshop will be held on April 10 - 12, 2024 from 11am to 1pm Central Time US. This series aims to equip you with a comprehensive computational toolkit for your research. This toolkit will enable you to effectively manage and analyze the increasing volumes of data in your field, thereby enhancing your research output. Registration required.

New parentage information added to the Soybean Parentage Database

JDC — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 9:40 -0500

621 new strain parentage information added to the SoyBase Soybean Parentage Datanbase. The strains were testing in the 2023 Northern Soybean Uniform Test (NUST). Parentage information was provided by the NUST cooperators.

Save the Date for Soy2025

JDC — Wed, 1 May 2024 11:05 -0500

The 19th Biennial Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Soybean Conference (Soy2025), will be held on July 23 - July 26, 2025 at University of Wisconsin - Madison campus. Registration costs, lodging and travel will be relatively low. The Soy2025 Conference precedes the ASPB annual meeting, Plant Biology 2025.

Four New genome assemblies on SoyBase

JDC — 20 Jun 2024 11:45 -0500

Genome and transcript sequences for assemblies of Amsoy, Lee.a3, Wm82.a5 and Wm82_NJAU are now available through the download page.

Passing of Dr. Lila O. Vodkin

RTN — Wed, 10 July 2024 15:14:17 -0500

It is with great sadness we report the passing of Dr. Lila O. Vodkin. Dr. Vodkin was known and respected by all in the community. Full notice and links to her obituary and CV can be found HERE

NEW SoyBase for review

JDC — Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:00 -0500

After a multi-year effort, a major SoyBase upgrade is nearly ready for release. The new SoyBase site is completely reworked, with improved data organization, extensive new genomic data, new infrastructure, new tools, and many interface improvements. We ask the community to check out the NEW SoyBase and send your comments and suggestions to the SoyBase team.

SoyBase transitions to NEW website on October 1st

JDC — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:15 -0500

On October 1st, the SoyBase website will transition the new website. This website will be still be able to access using the URL legacy.soybase.org. After the tranisition, we ask the community to please notify the SoyBase team if any issues are found. We appreciate the communities feedback and help as SoyBase makes the transition to the new site.