The goals of this project are to test the efficacy of glycerol as a protective agent against microbial pathogens affecting soybean production and to develop strategies for manipulating the pathway mediating glycerol-induced resistance in soybean.
Preliminary studies indicate that 100nM glycerol applied for three consecutive days can induce lasting resistance to Pseudomonas syringae and Phytophthora sojae.
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#glycerol use, #phytophtora sojae, #pseudomonas syringae, #soybean disease management, #soybean diseases