Neonicotinoid insecticides alter the transcriptome of soybean and decrease plant resistance

The goal of this research was to quantify global transcriptional responses of a crop plant, soybean, to two neonicotinoid insecticides, thiamethoxam applied as seed treatments and imidacloprid applied as soil drench. We also exposed a subset of these plants to spider mite to study the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on plant-arthropod interactions.

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