2010
Evaluation of experimental soybean lines for drought tolerance under greenhouse conditions
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Texas Soybean Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressField management SustainabilityWater supply
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jim Heitholt, Texas A&M University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Texas Soybean Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Texas A&M University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

Numerous research groups in the U.S. are studying drought tolerance in soybean. These include labs in Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, and North Carolina. I routinely obtain promising genotypes from these programs. Although these labs have reported using greenhouse studies to screen genotypes for drought during early vegetative growth, there are few studies from greenhouse screening conducted during reproductive growth. My proposed greenhouse research and potting system will provide novel data and more-exact comparisons of exotic soybean lines.

For the competitive soil moisture test, 25-gallon tubs filled with a soil mixture. Nine PVC tubes (6-inch diameter) will be inserted...

Unique Keywords:
#water quality & management
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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