West of Mpls MN about 50 miles on Hwy 12 | You do realize that every soybean seed that you plant heritage can be traced back to a public variety soybean.
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Yes, every modern soybean can be traced back to a wild ancestor, with publicly available germplasm collections containing the foundation for public varieties. The vast majority of commercial soybeans are developed through extensive breeding programs, but their genetic makeup ultimately originates from a small set of wild and early domesticated varieties, ensuring a common heritage for all cultivated soybeans.
Wild ancestors: Modern cultivated soybeans, Glycine max, were domesticated from a wild relative, Glycine soja. This wild soybean is the ultimate origin for all cultivated soybeans, including those grown today.
Public collections: Institutions like the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service maintain public collections of thousands of soybean lines, including landraces, plant introductions, and wild relatives. These are public resources that act as a foundation for future breeding programs.
Breeding programs: While breeders develop specific commercial varieties for traits like yield and pest resistance, these new varieties are built upon the genetic material found in these public collections and the ancient domesticated lines. A commercial variety's lineage can be traced back through the years of selection and breeding to the initial public and wild soybean genetics.
ETA...Private Ag companies have been "stealing" public research to enrich themselves for decades .
Edited by CMN 11/26/2025 09:12
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