The goal of this research is to identify soybean germplasm with (1) increased water use efficiency and (2) altered transpiration rates. This project (1) should deliver germplasm critical for targeted breeding for drought tolerance based on distinct biological mechanisms and (2) show extreme phenotypes suitable for comparative analyses and identification of genes underlying the water use efficiency and transpiration rates in soybean.
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#biotech, #breeding & genetics, #drought tolerance, #environmental stress, #seed composition