Lipoxygenase는 대두종실에 많이 포함되어 있어 대두의 불포화지방질을 산화시켜 대두 특유의 불쾌한 콩비린내를 나게 함으로서 콩나물을 위시한 많은 대두식품제조공정에서 어려움을 주고 있다. Lipoxygenase에는 L 1, L 2, L 3의 3가지 isozyme가 있는데 그동안 미국과 일본의 학자들에 의해 lipoxygenase 결핍(1 1, 1 2, 1 3)돌연변이 계통이 발견되었고 또 단순 열성 유전 양식임이 밝혀짐으로서 lipoxygenase 문제가 육종차원에서 해결될 수 있는 전망이 보인다. 본 연구는 우리나라 재래종 집단에서 lipoxygenase isozyme 소재를 제공하려는데 그 목적이 있다. 본 실험에서 L 1 결핍계통 KAS 610-3, KAS 621-8이 선발되었으며 lipoxygenase 결핍계통은 일반적으로 소립이고, 지방합량은 낮았으며, 또 본 실험에서 선발된 L 1 결핍 2계통은 특징적으로 콩나방 피해가 컸다. 공시계통수는 적었지만 야생종 대두에서는 lipoxygenase 결핍유전자형이 발견되지 않았다. 우리나라에서 발견된 L 1 및 L 3가 결핍된 4계통이 모두 경남지역의 재래종에 한정된 것으로 미루어 변이투기 역사는 짧을 것으로 추정된다.

The present study was conducted to evaluate agronomic characters of the soybean germplasm which was collected from the sites covering whole areas of southern Korean peninsula. A total of 2,748 Korean native soybeans was grouped for fruiting period and in this group frequency distribution of the important agronomic characters and relationships among the characters were determined. The results obtained were summarized as follows; The soybean germplasm was comprised of SeoulㆍKyonggi-do 7.5%, Kangwon-do 13.3%, Chungchongbuk-6.6%. Chungchongnam-do 12.3%, Chollabuk-do 10.7%, Chollanam-do 12.6%, Kyongsangbuk-do 20.8%, Kyongsangnam-do 15.3% and Cheju-do 0.6% in number of collections. Frequency distribution of the germplasm for fruiting period was 0.14% in Group I (below 55 days). 1.67% in Group II (56-60 days), 10.58% in (Group III(61-65 days), 23.18% in Group IV(66-70 days), 25.91% in Group V(71-75 days) 19.79% in Group Ⅵ(76-80 days), 15.1% in Group Ⅶ(81-85 days) and 3.6% in Group Ⅷ(over 85 days). The lines over 70 days in fruiting period were as much as 64.4% of germplasm. The fruiting period varied largely from 45 days to 91 days. Fruiting period was positively correlated to seed weight, days to maturity, days to flowering, plant height and number of branches per plant, respectively. While. it was negatively correlated to number of pods, lodging and virus infectivity, repectively, and in particular negative correlation was shown significantly between yield and fruiting period. Average yield was very high as much a 1.389kg/ha in fruiting period Group I, and decreased with increment of fruiting period, 1.400kg/ha in Group II. 1.384kg/ha in Group III. 1,299kg/ha in Group IV, 1,197kg/ha in Group V, 1,117kg/ha in Group Ⅵ, 967kg/ha in Group Ⅶ and 832kg/ha in Group Ⅷ.