Variation of Raffinose and Stachyose Content as Influenced by Genotype in Soybean Seed

The Effect of Photoperiod Duration on the Dynamics of Content of Water-Soluble Carbohydrates in Soybean Seeds (Glysine max (L.) Merr.)

“…The value of this crop lies in that its seeds contain a significant amount of protein, oil, biologically active substances, antioxidants [1][2][3]16], determining the versatile application of soybean seeds for the production of highly nutritious foods as well as animal feed. This requires high-yielding soybean varieties with a high content of primarily protein and oil in the seeds, as well as other substances that pre-determine the biological value of soybean [1][2][3]9,16].…”

“…Different forms of carbohydrates are very important storage compounds of soybean seeds, which also stand for their nutritional value [14,15,17]. Reference data show that the content of different forms of carbohydrates in soybean seeds depends on environmental factors, variety genotype, as well as genotype × medium interaction.…”

“…Nine significant QTLs were identified to be used for soybean breeding [10,16]. Raffinose and stachyose (raffinose family oligosaccharides, RFO) are among the main antinutritional factors in soybean seeds [17]. Therefore, studies are conducted to identify genotypes with low levels of their content.…”