Response of a Diverse European Soybean Collection to "Short Duration" and "Long Duration" Drought Stress.

ABSTRACT: Drought causes significant damage to a high value crop of soybean. Europe has an increasing demand for soybean and its own production is insufficient. Selection and breeding of cultivars adapted to European growth conditions is therefore urgently needed. These new cultivars must have a shorter growing cycle (specifically for adaptation to North-West Europe), high yield potential under European growing conditions, and sufficient drought resistance. We have evaluated the performance of a diverse collection of 359 soybean accessions under drought stress using rain-out shelters for 2 years. The contrasting weather conditions between years and correspondingly the varying plant responses demonstrated that the consequences of drought for an individual accession can vary strongly depending on the

SUBMITTER: Saleem A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8891225 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature