Significant Gene Expression in Soybean Cultivars Utilizing SoyFACE and Microarray Data Analysis Experimentation Methods
The concentration of carbon dioxide [CO2] levels appears to be increasing since the industrial revolution in the earth's atmosphere. The effects of [CO2] elevation on soybean plants result in a stimulation of crop yield, which will have an affect on future food resources. Free air concentration experiments (FACE) allow the study of photosynthesis and production of soybean in research done in the field that would resemble projected climate changes for future farming. By studying the gene expression levels in three cultivars of soybean, Dwight, Clark, and Pioneer, this research hopes to find genes that may regulate plant process in reaction to elevated levels of [CO2]. Microarray data analysis produces information on regulation of genomes, which will assist this research in finding specific target genes of defense mechanisms, growth adaptation, and stomata conductance for soybean in response to the elevated levels of [CO2]. Results may show certain soybean cultivars genetic regulation system to have a high or low resistance towards future climate changes and could allow farmers to prepare planting fields in regards to elevated [CO2] for maximum yield.
School:
University of Kansas
Department:
Computer Science
Research Advisor:
Elizabeth Ainsworth
Department of Research Advisor:
Crop Sciences
Year of Publication:
2005