2021
Characterize root microbial communities with anti-fungal activities in soybean
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Crop protectionDiseaseField management
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Sorina Popescu, Mississippi State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
George Popescu, Mississippi State University
Maria Tomaso-Peterson, Mississippi State University
Tessie Wilkerson, Mississippi State University
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Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
$122,001
Institution Funded:
Mississippi State University
$122,001
Brief Project Summary:

Preliminary studies demonstrate that a non-pathogenic strain of Fusarium oxysporum has a significant growth-enhancing and Xylaria-inhibitory effects in cotton and soybean. This project aims to understand the diversity of rhizobiome microorganisms that cause specific phenotypes in soybeans, test rhizobiome isolates for beneficial activities, and use this knowledge to establish methods for improved growth and biological control of soil pathogens. Work aims to identify rhizobiome microorganisms with inhibitory activity on Xylaria growth, characterize the rhizobiome communities of the healthy and diseased soybean to quantify the impact of Xylaria infection on the composition and structure of soybean rhizobiome and evaluate the biocontrol activity of rhizobiome microorganisms against soybean taproot decline in the field.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Project Deliverables

1. Oral and poster presentations at regional and national conferences of the American Pathological Society (APS) and American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)
2. Journal publications at the completion of the project in APS and ASPB journals.
3. Ph.D. and Master Dissertations (electronically accessible through MSU Library), as well as the Executive Summary of the Theses and Dissertations.
4. We are posting research results and conclusions of the proposed study through the MSPB website (www.mssoy.org), MSUES website www.Mississippi-crops.com and MS LandMarks.

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.