| Exist a soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) classification in two groups in agreement with yours principal uses: the first group, denominated grain type is employed manly in the bran and oil production, with medium grain size (one hundred seed weight (HSW) varying among 10 at 19 g), however have undesirable flavor; the second group is denominated food type, with flavor taste, constituted by two subgroups, the first with HSW smaller than 10 g, consumed in the sprouts form and natto (fermented) and the second with HSW presenting 20 g or more, being consumed directly by human principally in the immature pod form (R6 stage from the Fehr & Caviness scale (1977)) how snack, being enominated vegetable soybean, green soybean or edamame; presenting also the... |
