Treatment of soybean seeds with x‐rays has been successful in increasing the incidence of low‐linolenic‐acid soybean strains both in pure breeding lines and crosses of low‐linolenic‐acid lines. The incidence of strains high in oleic acid also is increased by x‐ray treatment. A procedure for measuring the lipoxygenase content of seed is described. There is a 2‐ to 3‐fold variation in the lipoxygenase activity of the soybean lines tested. The lipoxygenase activity of soybean seed is influenced by the genotype of the maternal parent.
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