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Soybean seeds surface‐coated with depolymerised chitins: chitinase activity as a predictive index for the harvest of beans in field culture
Author(s) -
Hirano Shigehiro,
Hayashi Masahiko,
Okuno Seiji
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0010(20010115)81:2<205::aid-jsfa798>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - chitinase , germination , chemistry , horticulture , botany , food science , biology , enzyme , biochemistry
Abstract The chitinase activity of soybeans was 200% higher than that of the control in the callus culture of soybeans and in their seed germination period on treatment with depolymerised chitins (DP 2–8). In the field culture of soybean seeds surface‐coated with a thin layer of depolymerised chitins, the soybean harvest was 118% higher than that of the control. The seed‐coating treatment was thus effective in enhancing the bean harvest, and the chitinase activity of soybean seeds during their germination period was usable as a predictive index for the harvest of beans in field culture. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry