Genetically optimizing soybean nodulation improves yield and protein content.
Nat Plants
; 10(5): 736-742, 2024 05.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38724696
ABSTRACT
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legume nodules requires substantial energy investment from host plants, and soybean (Glycine max (L.) supernodulation mutants show stunting and yield penalties due to overconsumption of carbon sources. We obtained soybean mutants differing in their nodulation ability, among which rhizobially induced cle1a/2a (ric1a/2a) has a moderate increase in nodule number, balanced carbon allocation, and enhanced carbon and nitrogen acquisition. In multi-year and multi-site field trials in China, two ric1a/2a lines had improved grain yield, protein content and sustained oil content, demonstrating that gene editing towards optimal nodulation improves soybean yield and quality.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Glycine max
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Plant Root Nodulation
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Plants
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China
Country of publication:
United kingdom