biostudies-literatureShekoofa ATennessee Soybean Promotion Board (TSPB) and the University of Tennessee Plant Sciences Department3227https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10534556biostudies-literatureUnknown12(18)Drought conditions exhibit various physiological and morphological changes in crops and thus reduce crop growth and yield. In order to mitigate the negative impacts of drought stress on soybean (<i>Glycine max</i> L. Merr.) production, identification and selection of genotypes that are best adapted to limited water availability in a specific environmental condition can be an effective strategy. This study aimed to assess the inheritance of early stomatal closure traits in soybeans using a population of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between N09-13890 and Ellis. Thirty soybean lines were subjected to progressive water-deficit stress using a dry-down experiment. The experiment was conducted from June to November 2022 at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center (Plants (Basel, Switzerland)Inheritance of Early Stomatal Closure Trait in Soybean: Ellis × N09-13890 Population.PMC10534556NAShekoofa APoudel IMoser VPantalone VDhakal KfalseInheritance of Early Stomatal Closure Trait in Soybean: Ellis × N09-13890 Population.Drought conditions exhibit various physiological and morphological changes in crops and thus reduce crop growth and yield. In order to mitigate the negative impacts of drought stress on soybean (<i>Glycine max</i> L. Merr.) production, identification and selection of genotypes that are best adapted to limited water availability in a specific environmental condition can be an effective strategy. This study aimed to assess the inheritance of early stomatal closure traits in soybeans using a population of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between N09-13890 and Ellis. Thirty soybean lines were subjected to progressive water-deficit stress using a dry-down experiment. The experiment was conducted from June to November 2022 at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center (2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Sep2025-05-18T11:56:01.744Z2025-05-18T11:56:01.744ZS-EPMC105345563776539110.3390/plants12183227