2014
Broadening host specificity in soybean-Rhizobia symbiosis
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
GeneticsGenomicsSeed quality
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Aardra Kachroo, University of Kentucky
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
University of Kentucky
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

The goal of this project is to increase the efficiency of nodulation by beneficial bacteria in soybeans. Preliminary studies in the PI's laboratory indicate that genes contributing in soybean defense against pathogenic organisms also contribute to beneficial associations with Rhizobacteria. Silencing the glycerol-3-phosphate-synthesizing genes promotes nodulation by incompatible Rhizobacteria. Likewise, silencing the defense related genes promote these associations. The ultimate goal is to develop soybean lines with improved nitrogen fixation and improved yields.

Unique Keywords:
#nitrogen fixation, #rnai strategies, #seed composition, #soybean nodulation
Information And Results
Final Project Results

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