**Identification and Application of Phenotypic and Molecular Markers for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Soybean**

Berhanu Amsalu Fenta1, Urte Schluter1, Belen Marquez Garcia2, Magdeleen DuPlessis1, Christine H. Foyer2 and Karl J. Kunert1 *1Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Plant Science Department, University of Pretoria, Hillcrest, Pretoria; 2Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, 1South Africa 2UK* 
