Phosphorus Fertilization Differentially Influences Fatty Acids, Protein, and Oil in Soybean

  • Yin X
  • Bellaloui N
  • McClure A
  • et al.
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Abstract

Information is limited about phosphorus (P) fertilization effects on soybean seed composition. A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of P application rates on the concentrations of various fatty acids, protein, and oil in soybean under no-tillage on low and high testing P soils at Jackson and Milan, Tennessee from 2008 through 2011. Five P rates 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 kg∙P∙ha−1 plus the recommended P fertilizer rate based on soil P testing results were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replicates. Protein, oil, and fatty acid concentrations in seed responded differently to P fertilization. In general, protein concentrations were enhanced but oil levels decreased with increased P application rate. Palmitic and oleic concentrations responded positively to P application rate up to a certain level. However, the response of linolenic acid concentration was inconsistent (negative or positive). Stearic concentration was not influenced by P fertilization. Application of 10 kg∙P∙ha−1 resulted in higher production of protein and palmitic, oleic, and linolenic acids than zero P and the higher P application rates as well on the P deficient soil. Excessive P application rates could lower seed yield and the quality of some attributes in seed. In conclusion, linoleic acid concentration, a key quality attribute in soybean seed for human and animal consumption, can sometimes be enhanced by P fertilization; the indigenous soil P level and P application rate should be taken into account in breeding soybean cultivars with low linolenic acid level.

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Yin, X., Bellaloui, N., McClure, A. M., Tyler, D. D., & Mengistu, A. (2016). Phosphorus Fertilization Differentially Influences Fatty Acids, Protein, and Oil in Soybean. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 07(14), 1975–1992. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2016.714180

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