2019
Leveraging Stable Isotope Traits to Improve Soybean Water Use Efficiency
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomics
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Felix Fritschi, University of Missouri
Co-Principal Investigators:
Andrew Scaboo, University of Missouri
Project Code:
416-19
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
$85,292
Institution Funded:
University of Missouri
$85,292
Brief Project Summary:

Yield can be affected by how efficiently soybeans use water, especially in a drought. A University of Missouri professor has been studying how to improve soybean water use efficiency. He’s searching within soybean genetic lines for traits that are associated with strong water use efficiency, which helps the crop tolerate drought conditions better. The research is also evaluating how efficiently soybeans convert water into biomass and yield by measuring the amount of biomass produced per unit of water lost through transpiration. Molecular indicators from photosynthesis is how the team is measuring water use efficiency.

Key Benefactors:
Farmers

Information And Results
Final Project Results

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