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Evaluation of important seed and sprout traits as potential selection criteria in breeding varieties for sprout soybeans

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Soybean sprouts, a traditional vegetable in Asia, are gaining popularity in the United States. Soybean sprout demand has been supplied by natto (a Japanese soyfood) cultivars that share some seed characteristics with sprout cultivars. However, natto seeds do not meet all requirements of sprouts and are rejected by sprout manufacturers. The objectives of this study were to evaluate important seed and sprout traits as potential selection criteria in breeding sprout soybeans and to study the storage effect on soybean sprout quality. Almost all genotypes produced thicker and longer hypocotyls and higher fresh-sprouts than ‘MFS-561’, a commercial soybean sprout variety. Hypocotyl length ranged from 13.8 to 16.2 cm. Four fungi genera Bipolaris sp., Cercospora sp., Botrytis sp. and Caethomium sp. were isolated from seeds. Cracked cotyledons and abnormal seedlings were the two main constraints affecting soybean sprout quality. Correlation coefficients among all traits indicated that percentage and weight of high- and average-quality sprouts would determine sprout yield. Acceptable yield and several traits were recommended to be used simultaneously while breeding superior sprout soybean cultivars. Good sprout varieties should produce high-quality sprouts >48%, average-quality sprouts <38%, low-quality sprouts <14%, sprout yield >5.7 g/g seed, hypocotyl thickness >1.6 cm and hypocotyl length >13 cm. One-year seed storage at room temperature reduced sprout quality. V09-3876 and V12-1939 had superior seed and sprout traits and are promising lines for further evaluation for sprout production. Seed storage over time affects seed germination and seedling vigor, and fungi on seed can cause reduced seed quality.

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This work was supported by Virginia Department of Agriculture Consumer and Services and Montague Farms Inc.

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  1. Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, USA

    Diana M. Escamilla, Maria L. Rosso & Bo Zhang

  2. Department of Food Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24060, USA

    Laura K. Strawn

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Escamilla, D.M., Rosso, M.L., Strawn, L.K. et al. Evaluation of important seed and sprout traits as potential selection criteria in breeding varieties for sprout soybeans. Euphytica 213, 229 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-017-2007-0

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