Some factors affecting the production and quality of bean sprouts

S. Y. Lee and C. S. Lee

Abstract

Three factors affecting quality and production of bean sprout were studied. The factors studied were seed weight, water quantity and watering frequency. The optimum seed weight of 3.25 kg for wooden boxes of 40 cm x 25 cm x 28 cm produced the maximum hypocotyl thickness. Results showed that watering frequency of 2.5 h interval gave significantly higher yield compared with 3.5 h interval. Both watering frequencies resulted in a sprout:bean ratio greater than 5:1. Although significantly thicker and longer sprouts were obtained wi0r 2.5 h watering, the hypocotyl length : root length ratio of the sprout was less than l. Ten litres of water per kilogram of seed was adequate for the production of sprout. Stepwise regression analysis showed that production was significantly influenced by seed weight and water frequency for both experimens.

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