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Respiration of Soybean Seeds as Related to Weathering Losses during Ripening 1
Author(s) -
Howell Robert W.,
Collins F. I.,
Sedgwick V. E.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1959.00021962005100110015x
Subject(s) - ripening , respiration , water content , agronomy , sugar , leachate , moisture , respiration rate , weathering , horticulture , environmental science , chemistry , biology , botany , environmental chemistry , food science , geology , paleontology , geotechnical engineering , organic chemistry
Synopsis Respiration of ripening soybean seed was closely correlated with seed moisture content. Temperature affected the respiration rate, but was less important than moisture content. Solids in the Ieachates collected under plants exposed to rain and under intact pods exposed to simulated rain consisted mainly of materials such as salts which were burned to ash. Sugar contents of these leachates were very low compared to a leachate collected under shelled seeds.