The soybean is a crop of global importance and is one of most frequently cultivated crops worldwide. It is rich in oil and protein, used for human and animal consumption as well as for industrial purposes. Soybean plants also play an important role in crop diversification and benefit the growth of other crops, adding nitrogen to the soil during crop rotation. With contributions from eminent researchers from around the world, The Soybean provides a concise coverage of all aspects of this important crop, including genetics and physiology, varietal improvement, production and protection technology, utilization and nutritional value.
Researchers and students in plant science, crop science and horticulture.
History and Importance
1. The origin and history of soybean
2. The Role of soybean in agriculture
Botany, Genetics and Physiology
3. Soybean growth and development
4. Soybean genetic resources
5. Varietal improvement in soybean
6. Soybean yield physiology: Principles and processes of yield production
Production
7. Agro-techniques for soybean production
8. Nutrient management in soybean
9. Water management in soybean
10. Weed management in soybean
11. Biological nitrogen fixation in soybean
12. Storage of soybean
Protection
13. Diseases of soybean and their management
14. Insect pests of soybean and their management
15. Nematodes of soybean and their management
Utilization
16. Soybean Processing and Utilization
17. Nutritional value of soybean
18. Uses of soybean: Products and Preparation
19. Vegetable soybean
Marketing and Trade
20. Global soybean marketing and trade: A situation and outlook analysis
This book is 'well written/edited and is packed with valuable information'.
Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Cambridge University Press
Singh </B> is working as Senior Agronomist (Pulses) (equivalent to Professor) in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. He received his BSc Agri. (Hons.) and MSc Agronomy degrees from the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India and he was scholarship holder. He did his PhD from the University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom on Commonwealth Scholarship where he studied the effects of herbicides on biological nitrogen fixation in peas (Pisum sativum).
He has about 20 years experience of working on various grain legumes at the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. His main areas of research include conservation agriculture, planting method and planting time, weed management, nutrient management, plant population and planting geometry, water management, etc. He has given very useful recommendations to farmers for raising productivity of their grain legume crops and reducing the cost of cultivation. He is actively involved in teaching of Agronomy courses to students as well as extension education programmes for farmers. He also worked with the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) at its Regional Office for Central Asia and the Caucasus, Tashkent, Uzbekistan for one year (2005-2006) where he worked as Technical Coordinator of an Asian Development Bank funded project on 'Improving rural livelihoods through efficient water and soil fertility management in Central Asia'.
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The Soybean
by G Singh
July 2010
Hardback / 9781845936440 / £115.00 / $220.00 / €150.00
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