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Abstract : |
Studies on the planting date, harvest stage and pod location on seed protein content and water uptake characteristics of lima bean (sieva type) were conducted at the teaching and research farm of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. Results indicated that on plant, seed located at the basal and middle region absorbed more water than those at the apical region whereas there were no differences in their seed protein content. However, pod location on peduncle showed that seeds at the nodular and middle regions of the peduncle imbibed more water and had higher seed protein content and were significantly different (P<0.05) from the seeds at the terminal region. Similarly, planting in April and May, produced seeds with better hydrational properties than seeds planted in June and July. The superiority of the early planting is attributed to better light reception, dry matter accumulation and more mature cells. Also, harvesting dry produced seeds with higher water imbibition percentage and seed-protein content than harvesting mature green., |
