Effects of biostimulants on soybean responses to abiotic stresses during germination and emergence.

This project will investigate the effects of biostimulants on the response of soybeans to abiotic stress (frost and drought) during germination and early development. The ability of the biostimulants to improve the stress response of soybean will be assessed by comparing the germinative vigor, nitrogen fixation within root nodules, growth and development of roots and shoots, and nutritional status of plantlets. In addition to using biostimulants to improve soybean response to frost and water stress, we will also determine which soybean varieties are most tolerant to cold temperature or drought based on their genotype variability. The goal of this project is to determine which biostimulants are the most efficient and which soybean varieties are the most adapted to grow in the climatic conditions in Normandy.

Faculty Supervisor:

Joann Whalen

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Partner:

Université de Caen Normandie

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture and Food; Sustainability & the Environment; Natural Resources

University:

McGill University

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