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Resequencing of 31 wild and cultivated soybean genomes identifies patterns of genetic diversity
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developmental stages under drought stress revealed by genome-wide transcriptome analysis.
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Lee G, Wu X, Shannon J, Sleper D, Nguyen H (2006) Genome mapping and Mol Breed in plants:
soybean. In: Kole C (ed) Genome mapping and mol breed in plants, vol 2 (oilseeds). Springer,
New York, pp 1–45
Lee YG, Jeong N, Kim JH, Lee K, Kim KH, Pirani A, Ha BK, Kang ST, Park BS, Moon JK (2015)
Development, validation and genetic analysis of a large soybean SNP genotyping array. Plant J
81:625–636
Leisner CP, Yendrek CR, Ainsworth EA (2017) Physiological and transcriptomic responses in the
seed coat of field-grown soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) to abiotic stress. BMC Plant Biol
17:242
Li CD, Jiang HW, Liu CY, Guo T, Xin WZ, Hong WX et al (2011) QTL identification of drought
tolerance to soybean in selection population. Acta Agron Sin 37:603–611
Li T, Liu B, Spalding MH, Weeks DP, Yang B (2012) High-efficiency TALEN-based gene editing
produces disease-resistant rice. Nat Biotechnol 30:390–392
Li JF, Norville JE, Aach J, McCormack M, Zhang D, Bush J, Church GM, Sheen J (2013a)
Multiplex and homologous recombination-mediated genome editing in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana using guide RNA and Cas9. Nat Biotechnol 31:688–691. https://doi.org/10.
1038/nbt.2654
Li YH, Zhao SC, Ma JX, Li D, Yan L, Li J, Qi XT, Guo XS, Zhang L, He WM (2013b) Molecular
footprints of domestication and improvement in soybean revealed by whole genome
re-sequencing. BMC Genomics 14:579
Li YH, Zhou G, Ma J, Jiang W, Jin LG, Zhang Z, Guo Y, Zhang J, Sui Y, Zheng L (2014) De novo
assembly of soybean wild relatives for pan-genome analysis of diversity and agronomic traits.
Nat Biotechnol 32:1045
Li S, Castillo-González C, Yu B, Zhang X (2017a) The functions of plant small RNAs in
development and in stress responses. Plant J 90:654–670
Li Y, Chen Q, Nan H, Li X, Lu S, Zhao X, Liu B, Guo C, Kong F, Cao D (2017b) Overexpression
of GmFDL19 enhances tolerance to drought and salt stresses in soybean. PLoS One 12:
e0179554. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179554
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water sequestration. Ann Bot 108(3):407–418. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcr175
Khan MA, Tong F, Wang W, He J, Zhao T, Gai J (2019) Correction to: analysis of QTL–allele
system conferring drought tolerance at seedling stage in a nested association mapping population of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] using a novel GWAS procedure. Planta 249:1653.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-019-03143-0
Kim MY, Lee S, Van K, Kim T-H, Jeong S-C, Choi I-Y, Kim D-S, Lee Y-S, Park D, Ma J (2010)
Whole-genome sequencing and intensive analysis of the undomesticated soybean (Glycine soja
Sieb. and Zucc.) genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci 107:22032–22037
King CA, Purcell LC, Brye KR (2009) Differential wilting among soybean genotypes in response to
water deficit. Crop Sci 49(1):290–298. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2008.04.0219
Kover PX, Valdar W, Trakalo J, Scarcelli N, Ehrenreich IM, Purugganan MD, Durrant C, Mott R
(2009) A multi parent advanced generation inter-cross to fine-map quantitative traits in
Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS Genet 5:e1000551. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000551
Kuzuoglu-Ozturk D, Cebeci Yalcinkaya O, Akpinar BA, Mitou G, Korkmaz G, Gozuacik D, Budak
H (2012) Autophagy-related gene, TdAtg8, in wild emmer wheat plays a role in drought and
osmotic stress response. Planta 236:1081–1092
Lam HM, Xu X, Liu X, Chen W, Yang G, Wong FL, Li MW, He W, Qin N, Wang B (2010)
Resequencing of 31 wild and cultivated soybean genomes identifies patterns of genetic diversity
and selection. Nat Genet 42:1053
Le DT, Nishiyama R, Watanabe Y, Tanaka M, Seki M, Ham LH, Yamaguchi-Shinozaki K,
Shinozaki K, Tran LSP (2012) Differential gene expression in soybean leaf tissues at late
developmental stages under drought stress revealed by genome-wide transcriptome analysis.
PLoS One 7:e49522. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049522
Lee G, Wu X, Shannon J, Sleper D, Nguyen H (2006) Genome mapping and Mol Breed in plants:
soybean. In: Kole C (ed) Genome mapping and mol breed in plants, vol 2 (oilseeds). Springer,
New York, pp 1–45
Lee YG, Jeong N, Kim JH, Lee K, Kim KH, Pirani A, Ha BK, Kang ST, Park BS, Moon JK (2015)
Development, validation and genetic analysis of a large soybean SNP genotyping array. Plant J
81:625–636
Leisner CP, Yendrek CR, Ainsworth EA (2017) Physiological and transcriptomic responses in the
seed coat of field-grown soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) to abiotic stress. BMC Plant Biol
17:242
Li CD, Jiang HW, Liu CY, Guo T, Xin WZ, Hong WX et al (2011) QTL identification of drought
tolerance to soybean in selection population. Acta Agron Sin 37:603–611
Li T, Liu B, Spalding MH, Weeks DP, Yang B (2012) High-efficiency TALEN-based gene editing
produces disease-resistant rice. Nat Biotechnol 30:390–392
Li JF, Norville JE, Aach J, McCormack M, Zhang D, Bush J, Church GM, Sheen J (2013a)
Multiplex and homologous recombination-mediated genome editing in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana using guide RNA and Cas9. Nat Biotechnol 31:688–691. https://doi.org/10.
1038/nbt.2654
Li YH, Zhao SC, Ma JX, Li D, Yan L, Li J, Qi XT, Guo XS, Zhang L, He WM (2013b) Molecular
footprints of domestication and improvement in soybean revealed by whole genome
re-sequencing. BMC Genomics 14:579
Li YH, Zhou G, Ma J, Jiang W, Jin LG, Zhang Z, Guo Y, Zhang J, Sui Y, Zheng L (2014) De novo
assembly of soybean wild relatives for pan-genome analysis of diversity and agronomic traits.
Nat Biotechnol 32:1045
Li S, Castillo-González C, Yu B, Zhang X (2017a) The functions of plant small RNAs in
development and in stress responses. Plant J 90:654–670
Li Y, Chen Q, Nan H, Li X, Lu S, Zhao X, Liu B, Guo C, Kong F, Cao D (2017b) Overexpression
of GmFDL19 enhances tolerance to drought and salt stresses in soybean. PLoS One 12:
e0179554. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179554
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