Australian Soybean Breeding Program Update for Soy Australia

5th September 2011

QLD

N.T.

W.A.

S.A.

VIC

N.S.W.

Tropic of Capricorn

TAS

Australian Soybean Breeding Program Strain trials Regional variety trials On-farm evaluations

Partners

Tropical

Sub Tropical

Riverina

Gene Pools

FUTURE TRAITS •  Removal of allergens

•  Sucrose accumulators •  Protein globulins •  Aphid resistance

•  Sulfonylurea tolerance

CURRENT TRAITS •  New sources weathering tolerance

•  Higher value culinary/industrial traits •  Broader adaptation to latitude

•  Resistance to leaf rust

MAINTENANCE TRAITS •  Yield & superior agronomic traits

•  Maturity (3 groups) •  Weathering tolerance •  Shattering resistance

Disease Resistance Bacterial pustule & blight

Downy mildew Phytophthora root rot Sclerotinia stem rot

Soymilk, Tofu and Flour traits Clear hilum, seed size, seed colour,

protein, milk yield, tofu gelling Protein & oil levels 11sA4 and A5 nulls

Soybean breeding outcomes 1. ! Improve crop security & grain quality for grower

2. ! Supply expanding markets, increase choice & premiums to growers

3. ! Expand area planted to soybean in a range of farming systems across Australia

See Project Spec’s for detailed info

Advanced lines at On-Farm Trial stage in 2010-11

Southern NSW (Luke Gaynor, NSW DPI, Wagga Wagga)

•  LO23B-23

North Coast NSW (Dr Natalie Moore, NSW DPI, Grafton)

•  NF246-64

•  NK55C-32 ‘Haymaker’

New Variety for Southern NSW: LO23B-23

"  LO23B-23 has been promoted to phase 1 year 2 –  Commercial evaluation 2 sites 2009-10 (Whitton & Coleambally)

"  To replace Djakal (~4.15t/ha & 115days) with •  slightly earlier maturity (2 days) •  higher yields (8.5%..... 4.5t/ha 2009-10) •  Higher protein content (14% higher) •  Positive end user approval •  Grower evaluation received +ve feedback •  Good crop agronomics and disease tolerances •  Clear hilum

"  3 other lines progressing to Phase 1 strip trials –  Targeting Lachlan & Macquarie Valleys

Variety development for expanding area & new farming systems in Southern NSW & Victoria

"  High yields over a range of treatments/maturity types

"  Beds vs bays irrigation layout (irrigation FS evolving) –  Growers wishing grow soybean broad-acre (not row crop)

–  Significant yield increase (up to 6t/ha or 25%) of some unreleased genotypes & plant types with narrow rows (30cm) in bay layout directly compared to 6ft beds

–  Small bays & very fast water on & off

–  Agronomy research required to extend this work with options of inter-row planting of soybean into wheat stubble

•  Reduced early water use & increased grain yield of soybean

Riverina trials

Riverina trials

Advanced lines (1.83m rasied beds; 2 rows/ bed)

Advanced lines (30cm rows x 6; irrigation bay)

New Varieties for North Coast NSW Australian Soybean Breeding Program

Planting windows for soybean on North Coast NSW

EARLY 20 Nov–10 Dec

MID 10-31 December

LATE 1-20 January

Moonbi

NF246-64

PR443

NK55C-32 ‘Haymaker’ for hay/silage For grain

Yield (t/ha @ 12% moisture)

Seed Size (g/100 seed @ 12% moist)

Weathering Tolerance

(% unweath grain)

NF246-64 3.96 21 76

A6785 3.60 14 75

PR443 4.03 21 74

Surf 3.61 20 73

Warrigal 2.95 17 44 Low benchmark

Bunya 3.66 23 62

Poseidon 3.81 18 81

Zeus 3.88 18 88 High benchmark

NF246-64 & PR443 Data Summary Replicated field trials LVT (4 Reps)

Analysed data averages for 4 seasons 2006-07 to 2009-10

•  provides clear hilum option for mid-season planting North Coast NSW (replace A6785)

•  large seed size, high protein

•  yield matches A6785 & Manta at mid season sowing date, addresses yield lag for clear hilum genotypes

•  weathering tolerance sim to A6785/Manta, better than Soya791, Bunya, Warrigal, addresses lag in weathering tolerance for clear hilum types

•  compact plant, less lodging than A6785, clean leaf drop, easy to harvest

•  maturity not suited to southern QLD (trials in southern Qld 2010-11)

•  likely to extend range of clear hilum types further south eg. Taree

•  possible grain type NSW Tablelands?

NF246-64

NF246-64 On-Farm Trial 2010-11 Fred Faulkner, Dobies Bight

Planted 1st January 2011

Area sown (ha)

Total grain harvested (t)

Yield (t/ha)

Yield (t/acre)

Oil (%dry matter)

Protein (%dry matter)

NF246-64 3.6 13.04 3.62 1.46 21.6 41.1

Manta 16.4 56.7 3.45 1.39 23.1 41.0

Manta NF246-64

A6785 NF246-64

NF246-64 On Farm Trial, Shane Causley Chatsworth Island

2 Reps NF246-64 & A6785 Planted 15th Dec 2009 Photo: 25th Feb 2010

A6785 3.85t/ha

Seed size 15.7g/100 seed

Protein 42.6% DM

NF246-64 3.84t/ha

Seed size 22.1g/100 seed

Protein 44.2% DM

NF246-64 Soy Australia On Farm Trial, Shane Causley Chatsworth Island

Planted 15th Dec 2009 Photo: 20th April 2010 Harvested 1st May 2010

Commercial evaluation of pre-release lines for soy milk & tofu

Soy Products Victoria Malcolm Green & Paul Smith, Sept 2010

Moonbi

Moonbi

NF246-64

NF246-64

New Varieties for North Coast NSW NK55C-32 ‘Haymaker’

Primary role for hay & silage production – replace A6785 & Warrigal

•  for mid-late season planting window on North Coast (end Dec-mid Jan)

•  tall, large biomass

•  highly tolerant to lodging

•  slow maturing = longer window to make hay & silage, important for coastal climate

•  extend to NSW Tablelands (sheep industry)

On-Farm Trial 2010-11 Sam & Fleur Tonge, Dobies Bight

Replicated comparison with A6785 biomass & feed quality analysis completed 2009-10 and On-Farm Trial in 2010-11

A6785 Haymaker Planted 21st Dec 2009 Photo: 9th March 2010

A6785 Haymaker Photo: 12th April 2010

Trait Units ‘Haymaker’ A6785 Plant height cm 124.0 103.6

Biomass (at mid pod-fill) t dry matter/ha 11 8.7 Lodging Score 1-5 1.5 2.5 Downy Mildew Score 1-5 1.0 2.2

Maturity (P95) days after planting 136.0 120.0

Grain yield t/ha @ 12% moist 4.4 4.3

Grain protein % dry matter 45.5 41.6

Seed size g/100 seed @ 12%

moist 24.6 15

Weathering tolerance (Average 2 seasons data) % unweathered seed 81.0 81.9

Hilum colour (market access)

clear hilum (all markets based on quality)

brown hilum (crushing + some flour & milk)

Replicated field evaluations NSW DPI Grafton

Haymaker

Additional role for grain production

•  large seed, clear hilum, high protein & possesses 11sA4 protein null (for tofu)

•  weathering tolerance similar to A6785, much better than Warrigal

•  extends planting window for North Coast by 2 weeks to late Jan/early Feb

•  suited to grain production into QLD

•  included in grain variety trials in Lockyer Valley & Bundaberg in QLD 2010-11

•  topped yield trial at Gatton (5.74t/ha), maturity only 5 days > Bunya

‘Haymaker’ NSW DPI Grafton

Advanced lines for Northern inland NSW & Queensland

Northern inland NSW (Craig Chapman, NSW DPI Narrabri)

•  Lines with large-seed, high yield, clear hilum, shorter season

•  Replacements for Intrepid, Soya 791, Ivory for irrigated cotton farming system, Northern Slopes & Liverpool Plains

•  Increasing seed for On-Farm trials in 2012-13

Queensland (Dr Andrew James, CSIRO, Brisbane)

•  Lines with high yield, sulfonylurea tolerance, Lx null genes, rust resistance, purple seed stain resistance (replacements for Bunya & A6785)

•  ‘Haymaker’ for further grain trials in southern QLD in 2011-12

•  Tropical Qld (non-GRDC) M103-17, M103-22