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Grain Sorghum Caryopsis Development: II. Changes in Chemical Composition 1
Author(s) -
Kersting J. F.,
Pauli A. W.,
Stickler F. C.
Publication year - 1961
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/agronj1961.00021962005300020004x
Subject(s) - caryopsis , sorghum , germination , starch , agronomy , nitrogen , chemical composition , composition (language) , chemistry , poaceae , biology , dry weight , food science , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy
Synopsis Changes in amounts of nitrogen, total sugars, starch, and acid hydrolyzable carbohydrates followed closely changes in dry weight of Combine Kafir‐60 sorghum caryopses harvested at 3‐day intervals after pollination. Diastatic activity was closely associated with percentage germination.