Optimizing soybean breeding: High-throughput phenotyping for stink bug resistance and high yields
Maiara de Oliveira·José Baldin Pinheiro·Patricia Braga·Adriano Abreu Moreira·Fernanda Smaniotto Campion·Felipe Augusto Krause·Fernando Henrique Iost Filho·Juliano de Bastos Pazini·Pedro Takao Yamamoto·Alexandre Hild Aono
Abstract Background: The stink bug complex is one of the most damaging pests of soybean, reducing yield and seed quality. Genetic resistance remains the most sustainable and effective management strategy, but its quantitative inheritance and labor-intensive field phenotyping make its implementation in breeding programs challenging. Objective: This study explored high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with RGB cameras to evaluate a soybean population and