Soybean Genetics Committee Report 2003 Minutes
The Soybean Genetics Committee met from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., February 17, 2003, at the Sheraton West Port Hotel, St. Louis, MO, in conjunction with the Soybean Breeders' Workshop.
Brian Diers called the meeting to order.
Committee members in attendance were D. Grant, B. Diers, J. Orf, V. Poysa, P. Chen, R. Fioritto, D. Lohnes, and R. Nelson. The terms of D. Grant and J. Tamulonis expired this year. J. Tamulonis was reelected to the committee and D. Grant moved to a ex officio position on the committee. D. Grant's elected position on the committee was filled by P. Arelli. Nominated by B.Diers, P.Arelli was unanimously elected as the incoming chair of the committee.
The following were members of the Soybean Genetics Committee in 2002.
B. Diers (2004) bdiers@uiuc.edu
J. H. Orf (2004) orfxx001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
V. Poysa (2005) poysav@em.agr.ca
P. Chen (2005) pchen@uark.edu
J. Tamulonis (2006) john.p.tamulonis@monsanto.com
P. Arelli (2006) parelli@msa-stoneville.ars.usda.gov
R. Fioritto (ex officio) fioritto.1@osu.edu
D. Lohnes (ex officio) lohnes.2@osu.edu
R. Nelson (ex officio) rlnelson@uiuc.edu
R. Palmer (ex officio) rpalmer@iastate.edu
D. Grant (ex officio) dgrant@iastate.edu
A major function of the Soybean Genetics Committee is to review manuscripts describing new genes for proper use of nomenclature and to review supporting data. In addition, the committee
reviews manuscripts that describe additions or changes to classical linkage groups. During the year, the committee made decisions on the genetic interpretations for seven manuscripts and there is one final manuscript that is still under review. The following manuscripts were reviewed:
K.D. Burnham, A.E. Dorrance, D.M. Francis, R.J. Fioritto, and S.K. St. Martin. Rps8, A new locus in soybean for resistance to Phytophthora sojae.
Decision by the committee: Approved gene designation Rps8.
A.A. Mahama and R.G. Palmer. Genetic linkage in soybean: classical genetic linkage groups 6 and 8, and translocation breakpoints.
Decision by the committee: Merge classical linkage groups (CLG) 6 and 8 and drop 6.
K.K. Kato and R.G. Palmer. Genetic identification of a female partial-sterile in soybean.
Decision by the committee: Approve gene designations Fsp-a and Fsp-b.
K.K. Kato and R.G. Palmer. Duplicate chlorophyll-deficient y18 loci in soybean.
Decision by the committee: Approve gene designation Y18 (Urbana) and Y24 (Ames 1).
J. Abe, O.K. Han, K. Komatsu, and Y. Shimamoto. Assignment of the E4 locus into soybean classical linkage group 4.
Decision by the committee: Approve the assignment of E4 to near Enp and Ln on classical linkage group 4.
T.E. Devine. Genetic linkage of the soybean genes Pd2 and Lf2.
Decision by the committee: Assign this linkage to classical linkage group 16.
G. Ma, P. Chen, G.R. Buss, and S.A. Tolin. Genetic study of a lethal necrosis to soybean mosaic virus in PI 5073389 soybean.
Decision by the committee: Approve the gene designation Rsv1-n.
K.K. Kato, and R.G. Palmer. Molecular mapping of four lethal ovule mutants in soybean.
Decision by the committee: Approve the gene designations Fsp2, Fsp3, Fsp4, and Fsp5.
The main topic discussed at the committee meeting was nomenclature for genetic loci. D. Grant prepared a proposal for naming genetic loci, which was distributed to the committee prior to the meeting. After a few suggested modifications were discussed, a motion was made and approved that the committee recommends the use of the nomenclature guidelines proposed by Grant. These guidelines will be formalized by D. Grant and reviewed again by the committee and the wider soybean genetics research community before final approval. These new guidelines will be used for naming new genetic loci and already named loci will not be renamed. These nomenclature guidelines will apply only to genetic loci that do not have an identified phenotype. Loci with an identifiable phenotype will be named using current rules. In addition, the current naming system for simple sequence repeat markers will continue to be used.
Send all manuscripts that need to by reviewed by the Soybean Genetics Committee to:
Dr. Prakash Arelli
USDA-ARS
605 Airways Blvd.
West Tennessee Exp. Stn.
Jackson, TN 38331