This project will continue to generate transgenic soybean hairy roots over-expressing SCN genes-of-interest and employ an optimized SCN assay system to evaluate the transgenic hairy roots for conferring resistance to SCN. Research will examine the association of plant defense signaling networks in resistance response to SCN and discover candidate defense genes against SCN in the sequenced soybean genome using comparative genomics and bioinformatics. In addition, researchers hope to identify SCN-related defense metabolites through metabolic analysis.
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