Understandings and future challenges in soybean functional genomics and molecular breeding

H Du, C Fang, Y Li, F Kong, B Liu - Journal of Integrative Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soybean (Glycine max) is a major source of plant protein and oil. Soybean breeding has
benefited from advances in functional genomics. In particular, the release of soybean …

Novel and multifaceted regulations of photoperiodic flowering by phytochrome A in soybean

X Lin, L Dong, Y Tang, H Li, Q Cheng… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Photoperiod is an important environmental cue. Plants can distinguish the seasons and
flower at the right time through sensing the photoperiod. Soybean is a sensitive short-day …

[PDF][PDF] Overcoming the genetic compensation response of soybean florigens to improve adaptation and yield at low latitudes

X Li, C Fang, Y Yang, T Lv, T Su, L Chen, H Nan, S Li… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
The classical soybean (Glycine max) trait long juvenile (LJ) is essentially a reduction in
sensitivity to short-day (SD) conditions for induction and completion of flowering, and has …

Soybean reduced internode 1 determines internode length and improves grain yield at dense planting

S Li, Z Sun, Q Sang, C Qin, L Kong, X Huang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Major cereal crops have benefitted from Green Revolution traits such as shorter and more
compact plants that permit high-density planting, but soybean has remained relatively …

Genomic analyses of rice bean landraces reveal adaptation and yield related loci to accelerate breeding

J Guan, J Zhang, D Gong, Z Zhang, Y Yu, G Luo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) is an underexploited domesticated legume crop consumed for
dietary protein in Asia, yet little is known about the genetic diversity of this species. Here, we …

[PDF][PDF] The genetic basis of high-latitude adaptation in wild soybean

L Dong, S Li, L Wang, T Su, C Zhang, Y Bi, Y Lai… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
In many plants, flowering time is influenced by daylength as an adaptive response. In
soybean (Glycine max) cultivars, however, photoperiodic flowering reduces crop yield and …

Molecular Genetic Understanding of Photoperiodic Regulation of Flowering Time in Arabidopsis and Soybean

X Luo, M Yin, Y He - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The developmental switch from a vegetative phase to reproduction (flowering) is essential
for reproduction success in flowering plants, and the timing of the floral transition is …

Agronomical selection on loss‐of‐function of GIGANTEA simultaneously facilitates soybean salt tolerance and early maturity

L Dong, Z Hou, H Li, Z Li, C Fang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Salt stress and flowering time are major factors limiting geographic adaptation and yield
productivity in soybean (Glycine max). Although improving crop salt tolerance and latitude …

GIGANTEA orthologs, E2 members, redundantly determine photoperiodic flowering and yield in soybean

L Wang, H Li, M He, L Dong, Z Huang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soybean (Glycine max L.) is a typical photoperiod‐sensitive crop, such that photoperiod
determines its flowering time, maturity, grain yield, and phenological adaptability. During …

Natural variation of FKF1 controls flowering and adaptation during soybean domestication and improvement

H Li, H Du, M He, J Wang, F Wang, W Yuan… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soybean (Glycine max) is a major source of protein and edible oil world‐wide and is
cultivated in a wide range of latitudes. However, it is extremely sensitive to photoperiod …