Metabolomic insights into soybean defense strategies against diverse pathogens

Soybean, as a globally critical leguminous crop, faces continuous threats from different pathogens, which profoundly affect global production. Although the genetic interactions between soybean and pathogens have attracted extensive attention and research, the complex biochemical responses remain poorly understood. Qiu Min and colleagues decided to use targeted and untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) metabolomics to dissect the intricate interactions between soybean and various pathogens.