Climate change does not only destroy the living environment of polar bears but also affects plants in future. That also affects the soybean… one of the important ingredients of the vegetarian diet (see for example: The Role of Soy in Vegetarian Diets by M. Messina and V.Messina (2010)). Therefore, Sailaja Koti et al. (2004) analysed the effect of carbon dioxide, temperature, and ultraviolet-B radiation on the soybean reproduction (Flower morphology, pollen production, pollen germination, pollen tube lengths and pollen morphology). All three factors are supposed to rise in future. Normally a higher concentration of carbon dioxide is better for plants. However, in combination with higher temperature the positive effect of carbon dioxide on soybean reproduction success is missing. Indeed, Sailaja Koti et al. showed that as soon as increased carbon dioxid concentration is combinated with an increase in temperature or ultraviolet-B radiation, it is producing stress in the soybean. “There were no beneficial interactions between the three important global change factors ([CO2], temperature, and UV-B radiation) on the reproductive processes of soybean.” The amount of stress induced by these factors depend on the soybean genotype. Among the six tested genotypes, the soybean DG 5630RR was the one with the lowest stress response. So in future… if the carbon dioxide concentration, temperature, and ultraviolet-B radiation increases, this is the soybean you should rely on (in comparison to the other 5 genotypes and just regarding the reproduction… not the value as ingredient of your diet). "Interactive effects of carbon dioxide, temperature, and ultraviolet-B radiation on soybean (Glycine max L.) flower and pollen morphology, pollen production, germination, and tube lengths."
Sailaja Koti, et al. (2005) Journal of Experimental Botany 56.412 (2005): 725-736.
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