Germination of witchweed [<i>Striga hermonthica</i> (del.) Benth.] seeds in response to stimulation by root exudates of soybean (Glycine max l.)

Screening of Microfungi from Soybean (glycine Max L.) Seeds

Seed health testing by studying the seed-borne fungi of soybean seeds is an important step in the management of the seed-borne diseases. In the present study seed-borne fungi was studied by using agar plate method. A number of seed-borne fungal species was isolated from the agar plate. These seed-borne fungal sps. were Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A. fumigatus, Chaetomium globosum, Curvularia ...

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr].

In this chapter we describe an Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation method of soybean that utilizes mature half seeds and regeneration from the cotyledonary node region. This method results in fertile transformed soybean plants and transgenic seed in approximately 9 months. Using mature half seeds as starting material has proven to be a reliable method that does not require additional wound...

Precocious germination of pollen grains in anthers of Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)

Cadaverine, an Essential Diamine for the Normal Root Development of Germinating Soybean (Glycine max) Seeds.

When the polyamine content of soybean (Glycine max) seeds was examined during the early stages of germination, the major polyamine in the cotyledons was found to be spermidine, followed by spermine; while very low concentrations of cadaverine were found. In the embryonic axes, however, cadaverine was the main polyamine and its content markedly increased 24 hours after the start of germination. ...

Phenolic content and antioxidant properties of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) seeds.

The contents and antioxidant ability of various classes of phenolic compounds present in the seeds of twenty soybean hybrids were evaluated. Total phenolics, tannins and proanthocyanidins were determined spectrophotometrically, after extraction of seeds with 70% aqueous acetone. In addition, the flavonoid contents were determined. The antioxidant activity of aqueous acetone extracts was evaluat...