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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 50, Issue 12, Pages 3501-3506Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf0200671
Keywords
potassium; soybean; Glycine max (L.) Merr.; isoflavone; daidzein; genistein; glycitein; yield; seed K; leaf K; correlation
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Soybean isoflavone concentrations vary widely, but the contribution of soil fertility and nutrient management to this variability is unknown. Field experiments from 1998 to 2000 on soils with low to high exchangeable potassium (K) concentrations evaluated K application and placement effects on isoflavone concentrations and composition of soybean in various tillage and row-width systems. Soybean seed yield and concentrations of daidzein, genistein, glycitein, leaf K, and seed K were measured. Significant increases in daidzein, genistein, and total isoflavone were observed with direct deep-banded K or residual surface-applied K on low-K soils. Positive effects of K fertilization on isoflavones were less frequent on medium- to high-testing K soils. Both individual and total isoflavones were often positively correlated with seed yield, leaf K, and seed K on low-K soils. Appropriate K management could be an effective approach to increase isoflavone concentrations for soybeans produced on low- to medium-K soils.
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