Soybean plants with fewer leaves yield more

Soybean plants with fewer leaves yield more Urbana IL (SPX) Nov 22, 2016 - Using computer model simulations, scientists have predicted that modern soybean crops produce more leaves than they need to the detriment of yield-- a problem made worse by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide. They tested their prediction by removing about one third of the emerging leaves on soybeans and found an 8% increase in seed yield in replicated trials. They attribute this boost in yi ... more

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