Fenta BA, Beebe SE, Kunert KJ, Burridge JD, Barlow KM, Lynch JP, Foyer CH (2014) Field
phenotyping of soybean roots for drought stress tolerance. Agronomy 4:418–435
Fletcher AL, Sinclair TR, Allen LH Jr (2007) Transpiration responses to vapor pressure deficit in
well-watered ‘slow-wilting’ and commercial soybean. Environ Exp Bot 61:145–151
Foley JA, Ramankutty N, Brauman KA, Cassidy ES, Gerber JS, Johnston M, Mueller ND,
Connell C, Ray DK, West PC, Balzer C, Bennett EM, Carpenter SR, Hill J, Monfreda C,
Polasky S, Rockström J, Sheehan J, Siebert S, Tilman D, Zaks DPM (2011) Solutions for a
cultivated planet. Nature 478:337–342. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10452
Fried HG, Narayanan S, Fallen B (2018) Characterization of a soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.)
germplasm collection for root traits. PLoS One 13(7):e0200463
Fried HG, Narayanan S, Fallen B (2019) Evaluation of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genotypes
for yield, water use efficiency, and root traits. PLoS One 14(2):e0212700. https://doi.org/10.
1371/journal.pone.0212700
Fujita M, Fujita Y, Noutoshi Y, Takahashi F, Narusaka Y, Yamaguchi-Shinozaki K, Shinozaki K
(2006) Crosstalk between abiotic and biotic responses: a current view from the point of
convergence in the stress signalling networks. Curr Opin Plant Biol 9:436–442
Fukai S, Pantuwan G, Jongdee B, Cooper M (1999) Screening for drought resistance in rainfed
lowland rice. Field Crop Res 64:61–74
Gao H, Smith J, Yang M, Jones S, Djukanovic V, Nicholson MG, West A, Bidney D, Falco SC,
Jantz D, Lyznik LA (2010) Heritable targeted mutagenesis in maize using a designed endonuclease. Plant J 61:176–187. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.04041.x
Gao SQ, Chen M, Xu ZS et al (2011) The soybean GmbZIP1 transcription factor enhances multiple
abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic plants. Plant Mol Biol 75:537–553
Garay AF, Wilhelm WW (1982) Root system characteristics of two soybean isolines undergoing
water stress conditions. Agron J 75:973–977
Garg R, Verma M, Agrawal S, Shankar R, Majee M, Jain M (2014) Deep transcriptome sequencing
of wild halophyterice, Porteresiacoarctata, provides novel insights into the salinity and submergence tolerance factors. DNA Res 21:69–84. https://doi.org/10.1093/dnares/dst042
Gorantla M, Babu PR, Lachagari VBR, Reddy AMM, Wusirika R, Bennetzen JL, Reddy AR
(2007) Identification of stress-responsive genes in an indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) using ESTs
generated from drought stressed seedlings. J Exp Bot 58:253–265
Govind G, Thammegowda HV, Kalaiarasi PJ, Iyer DR, Muthappa SK, Nese S, Makarla UK (2009)
Identification and functional validation of a unique set of drought induced genes deferentially
expressed in response to gradual water stress in peanut. Mol Gen Genomics 281:591–605.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00438-009-0432-z
Grant D, Nelson RT, Cannon SB, Shoemaker RC (2010) SoyBase, the USDA-ARS soybean
genetics and genomics database. Nucleic Acids Res 38(suppl_1):D843–D846
Guo C, Yao L, You C, Wang S, Cui J, Ge X, Ma H (2016) MID1 plays an important role in response
to drought stress during reproductive development. Plant J 88:280–293
Gupta K, Sengupta A, Saha J, Gupta B (2014) The attributes of RNA interference in relation to plant
abiotic stress tolerance. Gene Technol 3:110. https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-6682.1000110
Guttikonda SK et al (2014) Overexpression of AtDREB1D transcription factor improves drought
tolerance in soybean. Mol Biol Rep 41:7995–8008
Ha CV, Watanabe Y, Tran UT, Le DT, Tanaka M, Nguyen KH, Seki M, Nguyen DV, Tran LSP
(2015) Comparative analysis of root transcriptomes from two contrasting drought-responsive
Williams 82 and DT 2008 soybean cultivars under normal and dehydration conditions. Front
Plant Sci 6:551
Haerizadeh F, Singh MB, Bhalla PL (2011) Transcriptome profiling of soybean root tips. Funct
Plant Biol 38(6):451–461
Hafner H, George E, Bationo A, Marschner H (1993) Effect of crop residues on root growth and
phosphorus acquisition of pearl millet in an acid sandy soil in Niger. Plant Soil 150:117–127
Haley SD, Quick JS (1993) Early-generation selection for chemical desiccation tolerance in winter
wheat. Crop Sci 33:1217–1223
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phenotyping of soybean roots for drought stress tolerance. Agronomy 4:418–435
Fletcher AL, Sinclair TR, Allen LH Jr (2007) Transpiration responses to vapor pressure deficit in
well-watered ‘slow-wilting’ and commercial soybean. Environ Exp Bot 61:145–151
Foley JA, Ramankutty N, Brauman KA, Cassidy ES, Gerber JS, Johnston M, Mueller ND,
Connell C, Ray DK, West PC, Balzer C, Bennett EM, Carpenter SR, Hill J, Monfreda C,
Polasky S, Rockström J, Sheehan J, Siebert S, Tilman D, Zaks DPM (2011) Solutions for a
cultivated planet. Nature 478:337–342. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10452
Fried HG, Narayanan S, Fallen B (2018) Characterization of a soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.)
germplasm collection for root traits. PLoS One 13(7):e0200463
Fried HG, Narayanan S, Fallen B (2019) Evaluation of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genotypes
for yield, water use efficiency, and root traits. PLoS One 14(2):e0212700. https://doi.org/10.
1371/journal.pone.0212700
Fujita M, Fujita Y, Noutoshi Y, Takahashi F, Narusaka Y, Yamaguchi-Shinozaki K, Shinozaki K
(2006) Crosstalk between abiotic and biotic responses: a current view from the point of
convergence in the stress signalling networks. Curr Opin Plant Biol 9:436–442
Fukai S, Pantuwan G, Jongdee B, Cooper M (1999) Screening for drought resistance in rainfed
lowland rice. Field Crop Res 64:61–74
Gao H, Smith J, Yang M, Jones S, Djukanovic V, Nicholson MG, West A, Bidney D, Falco SC,
Jantz D, Lyznik LA (2010) Heritable targeted mutagenesis in maize using a designed endonuclease. Plant J 61:176–187. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.04041.x
Gao SQ, Chen M, Xu ZS et al (2011) The soybean GmbZIP1 transcription factor enhances multiple
abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic plants. Plant Mol Biol 75:537–553
Garay AF, Wilhelm WW (1982) Root system characteristics of two soybean isolines undergoing
water stress conditions. Agron J 75:973–977
Garg R, Verma M, Agrawal S, Shankar R, Majee M, Jain M (2014) Deep transcriptome sequencing
of wild halophyterice, Porteresiacoarctata, provides novel insights into the salinity and submergence tolerance factors. DNA Res 21:69–84. https://doi.org/10.1093/dnares/dst042
Gorantla M, Babu PR, Lachagari VBR, Reddy AMM, Wusirika R, Bennetzen JL, Reddy AR
(2007) Identification of stress-responsive genes in an indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) using ESTs
generated from drought stressed seedlings. J Exp Bot 58:253–265
Govind G, Thammegowda HV, Kalaiarasi PJ, Iyer DR, Muthappa SK, Nese S, Makarla UK (2009)
Identification and functional validation of a unique set of drought induced genes deferentially
expressed in response to gradual water stress in peanut. Mol Gen Genomics 281:591–605.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00438-009-0432-z
Grant D, Nelson RT, Cannon SB, Shoemaker RC (2010) SoyBase, the USDA-ARS soybean
genetics and genomics database. Nucleic Acids Res 38(suppl_1):D843–D846
Guo C, Yao L, You C, Wang S, Cui J, Ge X, Ma H (2016) MID1 plays an important role in response
to drought stress during reproductive development. Plant J 88:280–293
Gupta K, Sengupta A, Saha J, Gupta B (2014) The attributes of RNA interference in relation to plant
abiotic stress tolerance. Gene Technol 3:110. https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-6682.1000110
Guttikonda SK et al (2014) Overexpression of AtDREB1D transcription factor improves drought
tolerance in soybean. Mol Biol Rep 41:7995–8008
Ha CV, Watanabe Y, Tran UT, Le DT, Tanaka M, Nguyen KH, Seki M, Nguyen DV, Tran LSP
(2015) Comparative analysis of root transcriptomes from two contrasting drought-responsive
Williams 82 and DT 2008 soybean cultivars under normal and dehydration conditions. Front
Plant Sci 6:551
Haerizadeh F, Singh MB, Bhalla PL (2011) Transcriptome profiling of soybean root tips. Funct
Plant Biol 38(6):451–461
Hafner H, George E, Bationo A, Marschner H (1993) Effect of crop residues on root growth and
phosphorus acquisition of pearl millet in an acid sandy soil in Niger. Plant Soil 150:117–127
Haley SD, Quick JS (1993) Early-generation selection for chemical desiccation tolerance in winter
wheat. Crop Sci 33:1217–1223
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