Let (
Mn,
g) be a gradient Yamabe soliton
Rg + Hess
f = λ
g with Ric
f1 ≥
K (see (1.3) for
f1) and λ,
K ∈
R are constants. In this paper, it is showed that for gradient shrinking Yamabe solitons, the scalar curvature
R > 0 unless
R ≡ 0 and (
Mn,
g) is the Gaussian soliton, and for gradient steady and expanding Yamabe solitons,
R > λ unless
R ≡ λ and (
Mn,
g) is either trivial or a Riemannian product manifold. Replacing the assumptions Ric
f1 ≥
K by
R ≥ λ, we also derive the corresponding scalar curvature estimates. In particular, we show that any shrinking gradient Yamabe soliton with
R ≥ λ must have constant scalar curvature
R ≡ λ. Moreover, the lower bounds of scalar curvature for quasi gradient Yamabe solitons are obtained.
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