Breeding Ozone-Tolerant Crops
UIUC and ARS researchers screen soybean varieties for tolerance, sensitivity to ozone
By Don Comis
August 22, 2011
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists working with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that future levels of ground-level ozone could reduce soybean yields by an average 23%.
Randy Nelson, geneticist and research leader with the USDA Agricultural Research ServiceSoybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit in Urbana, Ill., and Lisa Ainsworth, a molecular biologist with the ARSGlobal Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit in Urbana, are screening soybean varieties for ozone tolerance and sensitivity in SoyFACE (Soybean Free Air Concentration Enrichment) experiments.
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