STUDIES ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INDETERMINATE GROWTH HABIT IN BREEDING SOYBEANS. III. Varietal difference in the fruiting process attributable to the habit. a. Maturity and growth of pods and seeds.

Abstract

In the investigation of the variabilities of maturity and weight per seed, and the growth process of pods and seeds with different flowering dates, the variety with indeterminate growth habit was inferior to determinate types in the uniformity of seeds. Careful selection of strains for the uniformity of seeds is needed for breeding new variety with indeterminate growth habit adaptable for Japan.