The transcription factor GmNAC018 confers salt tolerance in soybean.

ABSTRACT: Soybean (Glycine max) plays a vital role in global food security and nutrition but faces increasing threats from soil salinization, an expanding environmental issue that affects approximately 1.38 billion hectares of land worldwide. Plants possess a diverse array of genes that facilitate adaptation to salt stress. Transcription factors are central regulators in mediating this response. They coordinate the physiological process that enables plants to adapt to high-salt environments by regulating the expression of downstream genes. The present study examines the function of the GmNAC018 gene in improving salt tolerance in soybean. We generated transgenic soybean plants with overexpression and observed improved germination, higher chlorophyll content, increased biomass, and lowe

SUBMITTER: Zhao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12863262 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature