Breeding research for genetic improvement of soybean [Glycine max] seed protein components
2009
Hajika, M.(National Inst. of Crop Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan))
Soybean seeds are rich in protein and oil and are known as one of the most important sources of vegetable protein and oil. In addition to these, it has been demonstrated recently that soybean seeds contain many functional components, such as isoflavones, peptides, and saponins. In Japan, the level of consumption of soybean food products, such as tofu and miso, has remained constant or decreased slightly. The development of new soybean products and the breeding of new lines of soybeans using improved seeds are expected to increase soybean consumption. In this study, soybean seeds that lacked lipoxygenases and storage proteins were developed.
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