Measurement of nutrient concentration in soybean seeds

• Main Authors: Wellington de Azambuja Magalhães, Thainara Giovani Megaioli, Onã da Silva Freddi, Marcio Aurélio dos Santos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso 2015-12-01
• Series: Revista de Ciências Agroambientais
• Subjects: Glycine max L.; Seed size; variety
• Online Access: http://periodicos.unemat.br/index.php/rcaa/article/view/1189

This work was to evaluate the concentration of mineral nutrients in soybean seeds of different sizes. The experiment was conducted in Lucas do Rio Verde, MT, at the Escola Técnica Estadual de Ensino Profissional e Tecnológica. The seeds used were the following varieties and size: GMT 132 with 5, 6 and 7 mm; Pioneer P98Y11 6, 7 and 8 mm; Nidera NS 8270 with 7 to 8 mm. The elements N, P and K have higher accumulation in seeds, regardless of the diameter thereof. The nitrogen tend to exhibit greater accumulation with increasing diameter of the seeds. The nutrients P, Ca, Mg and Mn concentration decreases with increasing diameter of the seeds.