Changes in the respiration, growth, and vitamin C content of soybean sprouts in response to chitosan of different molecular weights

HortScience

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1333-1335

  Lee, Young Sang ^a   Kim, Yong Ho ^a   Kim, Sung Bae ^a,b  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Glycine max; Quality; Sprout production

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUTRITION; VITAMINS;

HYPOCOTYL THICKNESS; POSTHARVEST CHARACTERISTICS; SOAKING SOYBEAN SEEDS; SOYBEAN SEEDS;

SEED;

ASCORBIC ACID; CHITOSAN; CHLOROPHYLLS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUTRIENTS; RESPIRATION; SEEDS; SOY BEANS; SPROUTS;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 22444448621     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.40.5.1333     Document Type: Article

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