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Soybean Maturity Genes Associated with Seed Coat Pigmentation and Cracking in Response to Low Temperatures

^a Legume Breeding Laboratory, National Agriculture Research Center, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8666 Japan
^b Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589 Japan

View larger version (36K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1 Effects of chilling treatment on seed coat pigmentation in Harosoy (a) early-maturing isolines (Harosoy-e3, Harosoy-e4) and (b) late-maturing isolines (Harosoy-E1, Harosoy-E2, Harosoy-E5). Pigmentation index is 0 to 4 (0 = not pigmented; 4 = severely pigmented). Bars indicate standard error of the mean; numbers at each data point represent the number of seeds obtained from flowers exposed to chilling at a similar stage

View larger version (38K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2 Effects of chilling treatment on seed coat cracking in Harosoy (a) early-maturing isolines (Harosoy-e3, Harosoy-e4) and (b) late-maturing isolines (Harosoy-E1, Harosoy-E2, Harosoy-E5). Cracking index is 0 to 4 (0 = not cracked; 4 = severely cracked). Bars indicate standard error of the mean; numbers at each data point represent the number of seeds obtained from flowers exposed to chilling at a similar stage