2021
Using Pathogen Effectors to Improve the Soybean Immune System
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Nebraska Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
Using Pathogen Effectors to Improve the Soybean Immune System
Lead Principal Investigator:
Tom Clemente, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
1734
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Nebraska Soybean Board
$59,000
Institution Funded:
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
$59,000
Brief Project Summary:

This program is an ongoing project within the James R. Alfano laboratory at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. Tom Elmo Clemente will serve as the PI on this project due to the passing of Dr. Alfano on November 21, 2019.

Improving soybean resistance to biotic stress is a strategy to protect yield. To accomplish biotic resistance requires an understanding of the mechanism underlying the resistance trait. Additionally, insight into how microbial pathogens successfully breach the plant’s innate immunity to pests, will aid in our ability to design genetic resistance strategies. Given pathogens have co-evolved with their host plants they circumvent the weak links of the plant’s immune system...

Unique Keywords:
#breeding & genetics
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

1-Continue to evaluate soybean events expressing GRP7 RNA-binding protein to monitor for enhanced resistance towards oomycete pathogens.
2- Develop genetic approaches to modulate cellular microtubule network, as a means to improve soybean resistance to pests.
3- Determine if the soybean blue light receptor protein, Phototropin 2, is associated with plant disease resistance in a similar mechanism observed in Arabidopsis.
4-Continue to identify soybean cellular targets of type III effectors injected upon infection by the pathogen P. syringae pv. glycinea, evaluate the importance of these targets to soybean immunity, and explore the extent that these targets can be manipulated to produce soybean plants with improved resistance to biotic stress.

Final Project Results

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.