Silencing Leads to Accelerated Senescence and Enhanced Disease Resistance in Soybean.

Autophagy plays a critical role in nutrient recycling/re-utilizing under nutrient deprivation conditions. However, the role of autophagy in soybeans has not been intensively investigated. In this study, the () gene in soybeans (referred to as ) was silenced using a virus-induced gene silencing approach mediated by (BPMV).