2010
Enhancing soybean seed yield by prolonging the photosynthetic longevity of leaves
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Northeast Region
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Field management Nutrient managementSoil healthTillageYield trials
Parent Project:
Enhancing soybean seed yield by delaying leaf senescence
Lead Principal Investigator:
Susheng Gan, Cornell University
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Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Northeast Region
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Institution Funded:
Cornell University
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Brief Project Summary:

This is a continuing research project that is showing leaf senescence limits soybean yield. The research group has identified a master regulator of leaf senescence in soybean called GmNAP. They have produced transgenic soybean plants that display delayed leaf senescence, increased seed yield and biomass.

The overall goal of this project is to evaluate these soybean lines for agronomic traits including seed yield, oil levels and nutritional and other chemical components of the seed growth. The specific objective of this year's efforts is to make sure the high yield soybean plants do not have altered gene components expected for the master regular gene for leaf senescence which will...

Unique Keywords:
#crop management systems, #induced gene silencing, #soybean leaf senescence
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