澳大利亚阿德莱德大学和北京中国农业科学院作物科学研究所的研究人员在大豆中发现了一种能够更好地耐受土壤盐分的特定基因。
“Soybean is the fifth largest crop in the world in terms of both crop area planted and amount harvested,” says the project’s lead, University of Adelaide researcher Associate Professor Matthew Gilliham. “But many commercial crops are sensitive to soil salinity and this can cause major losses to crop yields.
通过识别该基因，遗传标记现在可以用于育种计划，以确保未来在土壤盐分易发地区种植的大豆品种能够保持耐盐性。
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