Publication Date
1997
Description
The objectives of this study were to examine the influence of differences in sunlight irradiation on the accumulation of soluble oligosaccharides in mature soybean (Glycine max L.) seeds and to determine the correlations between important seed constituents. Plants were grown in field houses covered with plastic filters that varied sunlight irradiation. The most obvious effect of both blueand red-deficient sunlight was a reduction in the level of stachyose and sucrose that coincided with an increase in raffinose level and decreased oil content. Blue growth house which was deficient in red light spectrum also produced seeds with an increased protein content. Our results derived from environmental conditions in both open fields and under different sunlight irradiation revealed a non-significant correlation between protein level and the level of stachyose or raffinose saccharides. This suggests that it may be possible to develop soybean lines that contain high protein and low raffinose saccharides.
Citation
Kuo, T M.; Eskins, E; and Cooper, R L., "Proximate Composition of Mature Seeds from Soybean Plants Grown in Different Environments" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 20.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session25/20
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Proximate Composition of Mature Seeds from Soybean Plants Grown in Different Environments
The objectives of this study were to examine the influence of differences in sunlight irradiation on the accumulation of soluble oligosaccharides in mature soybean (Glycine max L.) seeds and to determine the correlations between important seed constituents. Plants were grown in field houses covered with plastic filters that varied sunlight irradiation. The most obvious effect of both blueand red-deficient sunlight was a reduction in the level of stachyose and sucrose that coincided with an increase in raffinose level and decreased oil content. Blue growth house which was deficient in red light spectrum also produced seeds with an increased protein content. Our results derived from environmental conditions in both open fields and under different sunlight irradiation revealed a non-significant correlation between protein level and the level of stachyose or raffinose saccharides. This suggests that it may be possible to develop soybean lines that contain high protein and low raffinose saccharides.
