2021
Salt Tolerance in Soybean
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Maryland Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressAgricultureLand Use Water supply
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Naveen Kumar, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Maryland Soybean Board
$19,363
Institution Funded:
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
$19,363
Brief Project Summary:
Soil salinity in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) is an evolving problem on the Eastern Shore of MD. Soil salinization already caused loss of 850 acres of cultivated land during 2006-2017 in Somerset County. Soybean is a salt sensitive crop and its yield declines (60%) when salinity exceeds 5 ds m-1. In addition, higher levels of salinity can kill soybean plant and thus, causes complete crop failure. So far, no information is available on salinity tolerance potential of current soybean cultivars in MD. We will screen salt tolerant soybean cultivars on the basis physiological indices to provide the best alternative for salt affected soils.
Unique Keywords:
#environmental stress
Information And Results
Project Summary

Soil salinity in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) is an evolving problem on the Eastern Shore of MD. Soil salinization already caused loss of 850 acres of cultivated land during 2006-2017 in Somerset County. Soybean is a salt sensitive crop and its yield declines (60%) when salinity exceeds 5 ds m-1. In addition, higher levels of salinity can kill soybean plant and thus, causes complete crop failure. So far, no information is available on salinity tolerance potential of current soybean cultivars in MD. We will screen salt tolerant soybean cultivars on the basis physiological indices to provide the best alternative for salt affected soils.

Project Objectives

1. Screening of commercial soybean varieties for salt tolerance.
2. Evaluation of salt tolerance mechanisms in selected cultivars from the objective A.

Project Deliverables

Progress Of Work

Final Project Results

Updated July 6, 2022:
Submitted (Intellectual Property).

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Benefit To Soybean Farmers

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