Legume Research - An International Journal

Web of Science
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue: 5

Overexpression of the StP5CS gene promotes nodulation and nitrogen fixation in vegetable soybean under drought stress

  • Author:
  • X.X. Wang, F. Gao, S.P. Yang, J.Y. Gai, Y.L. Zhu
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 603 to 608

National Center for Soybean Improvement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210 095, China

Abstract

The StP5CS (GenBank accession number: JN606861) T6 homozygous transgenic lines (HTLs) of vegetable soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] were grown using vermiculite pot culture to determine whether StP5CS overexpression would enhance nodulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) in two T6 HTLs (17W-1, 17W-2) under drought conditions. The growth performance, nodule development and seed weight of T6 HTLs were significantly better than those of wild type (WT) plants. The proline levels in various tissues of T6 HTLs were higher than WT plants. The concentrations of total ureide, total N, leghemoglobin (Lb) and the activity of glutamine synthetase (GS, EC 6.3.1.2) in the T6 HTLs were significantly increased. Moreover, the relative expression levels of five key nodulation-and SNF-associated genes (i.e., GmENOD40-1, GmENOD40-2, GmLba, GmGS1β1 and GmGS1β2) were significantly higher in T6 HTLs. In conclusion, overexpression of StP5CS enhances nodulation and SNF in transgenic vegetable soybean under drought stress conditions.

Keywords

Drought stress, Nitrogen fixation, Nodulation, StP5CS gene, Vegetable soybean