soybean

Soybeans no longer a musical fruit?

harminka — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:37:51 -0500

Soybeans may drop off the list of musical fruit. Scientists in Singapore are reporting victory over some consumers' No. 1 complaint about soy products — the "flatulence factor" caused by indigestible sugars found in soy.

Study predicts crop-production costs will jump dramatically in 2009

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:11:08 -0500

Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers’ profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a new University of Illinois study.

Herbicide-tolerant crops can improve water quality

harminka — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:10:37 -0500

The residual herbicides commonly used in the production of corn and soybean are frequently detected in rivers, streams, and reservoirs at concentrations that exceed drinking water standards in areas where these crops are extensively grown.

Soybean varieties viable in southern Indiana, resistant to root-knot nematode

harminka — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:14:37 -0500

Purdue University researchers have identified several soybean varieties that grow well in areas of the Midwest like southern Indiana and are resistant to root-knot nematodes, a plant-destroying parasite with a recently confirmed presence in that part of the state.

Soybean genome assembly to enable worldwide bioenergy research efforts

harminka — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:11:38 -0600

A preliminary assembly and annotation of the soybean genome, Glycine max, has been made available by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), to the greater scientific community to enable bioenergy research.

Scientists discover clean process for making nanoparticles

harminka — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:41:07 -0500

In 2002, U.S. farmers harvested 2.7 billion bushels of soybeans. Last year in Missouri, farmers harvested 194 million bushels of soybeans worth about $1.2 billion. Now, a team of researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia is turning those soybeans into gold, with nothing more than a little water.

Researchers find shortcut for screening resistant soybean crops

harminka — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:27:13 -0500

Across the southern United States, an invisible, yet deadly parasite known as the root-knot nematode is crippling soybean crops. While plant breeders are racing to develop cultivars resistant to the root-knot nematode, they are being slowed down by current time-consuming and expensive methods of screening for resistant plants.