This project developed an identification system of soybean germplasm evaluation by integrating the phenotyping and genotyping techniques. It also was the first to establish and analyze soybean pan-genome in the world, identified 72 QTL/genes related to resistance/tolerance and oil contents, built molecular marker-assisted breeding system, created eight elite lines and 17 disease-resistant, high-quality and high-yielding cultivars. These new cultivars were planted in total of 8.33 million hectares from 2006 to 2017, resulting in nearly 9.8 billion yuan ($1.42 billion) of social and economic benefits.

Demonstration field of Zhonghuang 57 resistant to a variety of diseases