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Loss of flavonol 3-O-glucosyltransferase activity confers soybean resistance to leaf-chewing insects.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Apr 2026
Prabhakar P K, Ortega M A, Ha B-K, LaFayette P R, Harding S A, Tsai C J, Urbanowicz B R, Boerma H R, Parrott W A
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Caterpillars and beetles are among the most economically damaging defoliating insects, and their economic damage is predicted to increase in the coming decades. Hence the use of genetically derived resistance to supplement other pest control strategies is warranted. In soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), a major determinant for resistance is the quantitative trait locus, QTL-M. Glyma07g14530, the gene underlying...
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