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Four soybean cultivars differing in storage potential were subjected to accelerated aging for different periods (2, 4, 6 and 8 days) and tested for germinability and beta-amylase activity. Aging caused a considerable and continuous increase in enzyme activity in both cotyledons and axes of all the four cultivars.
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Rao, A.S., Wagle, D.S. Beta-amylase Activity in artificially aged soybean seeds. Biol Plant 23, 24–27 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02909206
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02909206