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Molecular Marker Assisted Backcross Development And Evaluation Of An Environmentally Friendly, Commercially Acceptable Low Seed Phytate Soybean, Jeffrey David Boehm Jr.
Molecular Marker Assisted Backcross Development And Evaluation Of An Environmentally Friendly, Commercially Acceptable Low Seed Phytate Soybean, Jeffrey David Boehm Jr.
Masters Theses
Soybean [Glycine max (L). Merrill] is the world’s top oilseed crop. High protein soymeal is a primary soybean use and staple food of livestock and fish. The storage form of phosphorus (P) in the seed is phytic acid, or phytate [myo-inositol 1,2,3,4,5,6 hexakisphosphate] which binds and chelates key nutritional cations forming stable salts that are non-digestible. Livestock waste laden with phytate P is an environmental concern, and a source of nonpoint P pollution causing eutrophication and surface water quality deterioration. The primary objective of this research was the development of a commercially acceptable low phytate (LP) soybean …