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Quantification of seed ionome variation in 90 diverse soybean (Glycine max) lines
Gokhan Hacisalihoglu; A. Mark Settles
Original research article
Field experiment
Soybean
Copper
Iron
Manganese
Zinc
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year
2017
Country
United States
Abstract

Climate change and rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are expected to reduce the mineral nutrient content of soybean seeds. The main objective of this study was to survey diverse soybean germplasm for variation in seed elemental concentrations and their relationships between elements, protein content, and individual seed weight. Seeds from 90 soybean genotypes were weighed and subjected to inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) ionomics analysis and Carbon/Nitrogen (C/N) analysis to determine protein. The results demonstrated substantial variation with the possibility of significantly improving most mineral nutrients, especially selenium (Se), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), and manganese (Mn). This diverse survey identifies genotypes that can complement existing soybean breeding programs for improving seed nutritional quality. Correlation analysis identified two clusters of co-variant elements: zinc (Zn), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) as well as Zn, Cu, Se, and rubidium (Rb) were positively correlated with each other. Tolerable upper limits of Rb intake are not defined for humans illustrating the need to monitor trace elements along with desirable nutrients.

Keywords

soybean; seed ionome; ICP-MS; copper; iron; manganese; zinc; selenium; germplasm variation; seed quality

Outcomes reported
Crop quality
Nutrient uptake
Synthesis
Key insight
Soybean seed concentrations of Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn varied substantially among 90 Illinois-grown genotypes, identifying useful diversity for nutritional improvement.
Limitations
This was a germplasm survey without a micronutrient fertilizer treatment and with seeds produced at a single location.
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