ASSESSMENT OF HYPHAL BINDING IN TEMPE

Authors
ARIFFIN R APOSTOLOPOULOS C GRAFFHAM A MACDOUGALL D OWENS JD
Citation
R. Ariffin et al., ASSESSMENT OF HYPHAL BINDING IN TEMPE, Letters in applied microbiology, 18(1), 1994, pp. 32-34
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Letters in applied microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02668254
Volume
18
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
32 - 34
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-8254(1994)18:1<32:AOHBIT>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
An inverse three-point bending test method is described for measuring the strength of the hyphae binding the cotyledons together in soybean tempe. The force to failure and the work to failure both increased fro m zero values before hyphal development to maximum values after about 30 h incubation and then declined as the tempe aged and hyphae started to senesce. The changes in force to failure and work to failure close ly paralleled changes in the appearance and manual assessments of the texture of the tempes.