A Flower and Pod Staging System for Soybean |
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Authors: | PETERSON C M; MOSJIDIS C O'H; DUTE R R; WESTGATE M E |
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Institution: | Department of Botany and Microbiology, and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University Alabama 36849-5407 North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS Morris, Minnesota 56267, USA |
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Abstract: | Flower and pod abscission limit soybean yield. A system forquantifying flower and pod development based on the morphologicalappearance of the flower prior to and following anthesis hasbeen developed to aid in studies of pod abscission. Changesin the appearance of the corolla, primarily the banner petal,are used to distinguish the different stages of the system.External pistil dimensions have been correlated with internalfeatures for each stage of development. From anthesis to podset, pistil length and weight increase almost two- and fivefold,respectively, and ovule development progresses from unfertilizedegg cells to embryos surrounded by cellular endosperm. Pod determinedare correlated with ovule length and width and embryo cell number.Flower and pod stages can be determined in situ, thus permittingnon-destructive observation and experimental manipulation offlowers or pods without necessarily impeding their development.Stages have been identified that indicate precisely when podset occurs and when young pods cease growing and ultimatelyabscise. This system of flower and pod staging is useful instudies designed to assess effects of abiotic or biotic stressand genetic factors on pod set and abortion. Abscission, anthesis, Glycine max (L.) Merr, embryo development, pod set |
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