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PROTEIN FORMATION IN DEVELOPING SOYBEAN ( GLYCINE MAX L. MERR.) SEEDS AND ITS RESISTANCE TO WATER STRESS
Author(s) -
DOVE LEWIS
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1982.tb03303.x
Subject(s) - glycine , storage protein , nutrient , water stress , nitrogen , biology , plant growth , agronomy , chemistry , botany , horticulture , amino acid , biochemistry , gene , ecology , organic chemistry
SUMMARY Storage protein synthesis in soybean ( Glycine max L. Merr.) seeds is highly resistant to water stress. Seeds of plants deprived of adequate water for normal growth gained the same amount of storage protein as those of well‐watered controls. Cotyledons isolated from these plants synthesized storage protein when immersed in nutrient solution, or in water, or when stored in dry, sterile containers. These findings imply that a large non‐protein nitrogen reserve exists in seeds which is used to synthesize storage protein during development.