Molecular Tools and Their Applications in Developing Salt-Tolerant Soybean ( L.) Cultivars

Overview

Journal Bioengineering (Basel)

Date 2022 Oct 27

PMID 36290463

Authors

Adnan Rasheed

Ali Raza

Hongdong Jie

Athar Mahmood

Yushen Ma

Long Zhao

Hucheng Xing

Linlin Li

Muhammad Umair Hassan

Sameer H Qari

Yucheng Jie

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Abstract

Abiotic stresses are one of the significant threats to soybean ( L.) growth and yields worldwide. Soybean has a crucial role in the global food supply chain and food security and contributes the main protein share compared to other crops. Hence, there is a vast scientific saddle on soybean researchers to develop tolerant genotypes to meet the growing need of food for the huge population. A large portion of cultivated land is damaged by salinity stress, and the situation worsens yearly. In past years, many attempts have increased soybean resilience to salinity stress. Different molecular techniques such as quantitative trait loci mapping (QTL), genetic engineering, transcriptome, transcription factor analysis (TFs), CRISPR/Cas9, as well as other conventional methods are used for the breeding of salt-tolerant cultivars of soybean to safeguard its yield under changing environments. These powerful genetic tools ensure sustainable soybean yields, preserving genetic variability for future use. Only a few reports about a detailed overview of soybean salinity tolerance have been published. Therefore, this review focuses on a detailed overview of several molecular techniques for soybean salinity tolerance and draws a future research direction. Thus, the updated review will provide complete guidelines for researchers working on the genetic mechanism of salinity tolerance in soybean.

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