Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXII, Issue 1
Written by Edward MUNTEAN, Camelia URDĂ, Alina SIMON, Raluca REZI
The main purpose of this study was to determine the quality parameters and grain yields of twenty soybean varieties created at Agricultural Research and Development Station Turda (ARDS): Diamant, Perla, Safir, Granat, Eugen, Onix, Felix, Darina TD, Cristina TD, Mălina TD, Carla TD, Larisa, Caro TD, Ilinca TD, Bia TD, Ada TD, Teo TD, Miruna TD, Nicola TD and Felicia TD. Field trials were carried out in the experimental field of the ARDS Turda, based on a randomized complete block design with three replications, using plots of 10 m2. The varieties were characterized by: dry weight, ash, proteins, lipids, total carbohydrates, total carotenoids, plants’ height, insertion height of basal pods, grain yield and thousand kernels’ weight. Analytical determinations were performed using oven drying (for moisture), furnace ashing (for ash), Soxhlet extraction (for total lipids), Kjeldahl method (for total proteins), UV-VIS spectrophotometry (for total carotenoids); the total carbohydrate content was assessed by difference. A chemometric evaluation of the obtained results was carried out, highlighting similarities between the studied varieties and pointing up those ones with the best scores for quality parameters.
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