soybeans

Are organic crops as productive as conventional?

harminka — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:30:39 -0500

Can organic cropping systems be as productive as conventional systems? The answer is an unqualified, “Yes” for alfalfa or wheat and a qualified “Yes most of the time” for corn and soybeans according to research reported by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and agricultural consulting firm AGSTAT in the March-April 2008 issue of Agronomy Journal.

CO2 in atmosphere weakens defenses of soybeans to herbivores

harminka — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:48:44 -0500

In research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists in Chicago (July 7-11, 2007), scientists will show that elevated CO2 may negatively impact the relationship between some plants and insects. Elevated CO2 is considered to be a serious catalyst of global change.

Conductive plastics made from natural soybeans

harminka — Tue, 29 May 2007 11:03:01 -0500

Polymer matrix composites with carbon black are very interesting materials. This is because the carbon black can be used as filler material and can beneficially modify the electrical and mechanical properties of the used matrixes.