Table 1.
Changes in sprout yields of three red bean cultivars until 7 days produced with 0, 6, 12 or 24 h of seed soaking
| Cultivar1 | Seed soaking time (h) | Red bean sprout yield (g/batch) until 7 days | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| RB-A | 0 | 41.97 ± 1.252c | 48.73 ± 2.81b | 48.80 ± 3.25d | 55.92 ± 2.88c | 58.22 ± 3.85d | 62.54 ± 3.11d | 63.20 ± 3.16d (100%)3 |
| 6 | 46.01 ± 2.20b | 52.08 ± 2.25b | 57.40 ± 3.10c | 62.16 ± 3.15c | 69.60 ± 4.88c | 73.84 ± 3.57c | 77.43 ± 4.84c (123%) | |
| 12 | 52.74 ± 1.89a | 59.48 ± 3.16a | 66.00 ± 4.10a | 73.20 ± 3.85a | 81.35 ± 6.10a | 88.22 ± 5.13a | 95.01 ± 6.18a (165%) | |
| 24 | 52.02 ± 1.66a | 58.43 ± 2.88a | 61.97 ± 3.88b | 69.62 ± 3.19b | 76.16 ± 5.55b | 82.96 ± 4.87b | 90.26 ± 3.67b (156%) | |
| Mean | 48.19 ± 5.13 | 54.68 ± 5.14 | 58.54 ± 7.38 | 65.23 ± 7.72 | 71.33 ± 9.98 | 76.89 ± 11.26 | 81.48 ± 14.27 | |
| RB-G | 0 | 35.28 ± 2.11c | 44.46 ± 1.62c | 47.94 ± 2.90c | 50.53 ± 2.88c | 53.27 ± 2.21d | 56.29 ± 1.38d | 57.74 ± 3.46d (100%) |
| 6 | 47.90 ± 0.88b | 49.55 ± 2.11b | 54.56 ± 3.20b | 61.04 ± 3.11b | 67.34 ± 3.54c | 73.77 ± 2.81c | 84.94 ± 4.54c (147%) | |
| 12 | 52.95 ± 2.10a | 53.70 ± 2.15a | 61.73 ± 3.88a | 70.50 ± 2.95a | 80.61 ± 3.88a | 92.37 ± 3.47a | 109.76 ± 4.88a (190%) | |
| 24 | 47.83 ± 1.81b | 49.28 ± 1.89b | 55.81 ± 2.85b | 63.81 ± 3.75b | 73.12 ± 2.18b | 82.40 ± 3.07b | 97.33 ± 3.86b (169%) | |
| Mean | 45.99 ± 7.53 | 49.25 ± 3.78 | 55.01 ± 5.66 | 61.47 ± 8.30 | 68.59 ± 11.57 | 76.21 ± 15.30 | 87.44 ± 22.24 | |
| RB-C | 0 | 48.64 ± 1.88c | 63.96 ± 3.88c | 71.04 ± 3.90b | 86.57 ± 4.38b | 95.50 ± 5.50c | 100.81 ± 5.47c | 109.89 ± 5.87b (100%) |
| 6 | 58.81 ± 1.10b | 68.93 ± 2.10b | 76.33 ± 4.10b | 90.46 ± 4.10a | 100.96 ± 6.10b | 110.35 ± 6.54b | 120.93 ± 5.66b (110%) | |
| 12 | 60.98 ± 3.13a | 71.49 ± 4.13a | 80.35 ± 6.88a | 92.08 ± 6.28a | 103.76 ± 4.88b | 116.50 ± 5.89b | 133.85 ± 6.91a (132%) | |
| 24 | 63.16 ± 2.10a | 75.09 ± 1.83a | 85.65 ± 5.90a | 96.83 ± 4.10a | 112.13 ± 3.79a | 124.80 ± 4.87a | 139.38 ± 5.87a (141%) | |
| Mean | 57.90 ± 6.42 | 69.87 ± 4.68 | 78.34 ± 6.19 | 91.49 ± 4.25 | 103.09 ± 6.94 | 113.12 ± 10.12 | 126.01 ± 13.24 | |
1RB-A, ‘Arari’; RB-G, ‘Geomguseul’; RB-C, ‘Chungju’
2Values are mean ± standard deviation of three replications and the different letters in the same column for each cultivar are significantly different at p < 0.05
3Percentage, for sprout weight, in parenthesis denotes the variation in sprout yields in the respect to sample cultivated at 0 day