### plant part | fruit | seed:

Soybean
* Most soybeans are part of soyas
  - yellow, but there are brown and black varieties
* Most soybeans contain proteins
  - quality plant proteins
  - starches
  - vitamins
  - grow in areas
* Most soybeans grow under conditions
  - sufficient conditions
* Most soybeans undergo fermentation
  - yeast fermentation
* Some soybeans contain acid
  - amino acid
* Some soybeans grow environments
  - for seeds
* Some soybeans grow under different intensity
  - light intensity
* Some soybeans have foliage
  - green foliage
  - ranges
  - tendencies
  - interfere with photosynthesis
  - show growth
* add nitrogen to the soil and can be grown without fertilizer in their first year.
* adjust to moisture levels by altering the number of pods set and the size of each seed.
* also are difficult to ensile
  - unrelated to tree nuts such as almonds, walnuts and cashews
* also contain high levels of minerals like calcium, iron and zinc
  - phytic acid or phytates
  - phytoestrogens, which some experts think can reduce disease risks for women
  - potent enzyme inhibitors
  - form a major proportion of stock feed in Australia
  - have fibrous roots that spread out throughout the soil
  - run the risk of mycotoxin contamination and are high in plant estrogens
  - serve as an important source of nutrition in animal feed
  - supply all eight essential amino acids needed by humans
* appear to be more tolerant to grub feeding than corn or wheat.
* are North Carolina's ninth-largest commodity crop.
* are a bit more resilient in dry weather
  - common allergen
  - deep green with a slightly paler shade of silver-green on the underside of the leaf
  - global commodity
* are a good alternative or emergency source of livestock feed if managed correctly
  - scavenger of P, unless soil test levels are very low or low
  - source of various vitamins and minerals
  - great source of fiber
  - hearty plant that is easily grown
  - legume and are a meat alternative especially for vegetarian diets
  - legume, are in the pea family, and as such are naturally high in aluminum
  - leguminous plant
* are a major food source for the entire world and are known for their high protein content
  - source of domestic and international trade for Indiana agriculture
  - miracle food for fighting heart disease and cancer
* are a nutritional powerhouse
  - superpower
  - pretty good source of protein
  - primary foodstuff in Asia
  - prominent crop in Michigan
  - renewable source, unlike petroleum based paraffin
  - rich source of bone building calcium
  - staple in the diet of East Asian countries
  - unique source of phytochemicals, or chemicals found in plants, called isoflavones
  - very important crop in the United States
  - wealth of healthful vitamins, minerals, and nutrients
  - abundant in good quality protein and fat
* are also an excellent source of dietary fiber
  - important source of dietary fiber and contain a relatively high oil content
  - full of protein and calcium
  - high in phytic acid or phytates
  - less susceptible to frost than corn
  - naturally rich in phosphorus, an important dietary mineral
  - rich in calcium, iron, phosphorus and some of the B vitamins
* are among the best sources of plant-based protein
  - most versatile and healthful foods around
* are an excellent source of phytosterols
  - ideal crop to clean up shattercane
* are an important agricultural crop because of the oil and protein contained in the seed
  - agronomic crop in South Carolina
  - crop on the Arkansas River bottom land
* are an important source of dietary protein and edible oil throughout the world
  - protein for animals
* are an inexpensive crop as far as fertilizer goes
  - with a number of uses in the food and beverage industry
  - anti-cancer
  - any of the species belonging to the taxonomic genus glycine
  - artifacts
  - at the second to fourth trifoliate
  - capable of tolerating high insect populations without reducing yields
  - cheaper to plant, and their yield is less dependent on timely rains
  - cholesterol-free and low in saturated fat
  - close enough to maturity that spider mite control has essentially stopped
* are concentrated energy
  - sources of isoflavones
  - considered to be a self-pollinating legume
* are easy to grow and production is on the rise around the world
  - thresh, separate and clean
  - edible only after cooking with water
  - equal to protein found in meat and milk, in both protein content and quality
  - especially iron-rich
* are excellent foragers for nutrients
  - scavengers of P at medium or higher soil test levels
  - generally blooming, however plant growth is less than normal
* are ground, mixed with water and a buffer agent
  - then mixed with water and a buffer agent
* are high in fiber and provide more non-animal protein than any food
  - phytic acid, present in the bran or hulls of all seeds
  - protein and other nutrients
* are high in protein, and are also a decent source of both carbs and fat
  - carbohydrates and dietary fiber
  - fat, calcium, and phosphorous
  - highly nutritious and produce fairly well in many areas of Texas
* are in full bloom
  - flower, with many fields showing moisture stress
  - the beginning bloom state
  - inter-related to various products and compete with many alternatives
  - knee-high and flowering well
  - legumes native to eastern Asia
  - legumes, members of the same plant family that includes other beans, peas, and lentils
  - low in fat and saturated fat and they have no cholesterol
* are low in saturated fat and free of cholesterol, but rich in high quality protein
  - and, like all plant foods, contains no cholesterol
  - more affected more than corn
* are more sensitive to phenoxy injury when they are in a rapidly growing vegetative state
  - starter fertilizer burn than corn is
  - mostly yellow and starting to drop leaves
* are naturally deficient in methionine
  - low in fat and cholesterol and high in fiber
  - now the second most important crop for U.S. farmers, after corn
  - often a component of animal feeds, particularly poultry feeds
  - one of the major crops affected by utility emissions
* are one of the most complete foods on earth
  - important sources of dietary saponins
  - world's most popular crop plants
* are part of at least one third of all foods
  - particularly sensitive to dicamba
  - perhaps the most important legume, supplying carbohydrate as well as oil and protein
  - plants that contain the phytoestrogens, and soy flour derivative of the soybean
  - popular in food manufacturing because of their versatility
* are rich in fat
  - soluble fiber
  - various bioactive plant compounds
  - self-pollinating, so the wind poses no genetic contamination
  - sensitive to alkaline, poorly drained soils
* are small, green, oval-shaped legumes that grow in pods, like peas, on the soybean plant
  - round, brown or black beans with a unique nutrition profile
  - susceptible to the southern blight fungus anytime from emergence through pod fill
  - tender warm-weather legumes
* are the agricultural crop
  - basis of a new diesel fuel additive that has been shown to reduce engine wear
  - leading agricultural export of both countries
  - major food source of naturally occurring isoflavones
  - more drought tolerant crop
* are the most potent anticancer legume
  - widely grown oilseed in the world
* are the only crop that has more protein
  - significant dietary source of genistein and daidzein
  - vegetable that contain complete protein with all eight amino acids
  - principle cash crop
* are the second largest cash crop grown in Ontario after grain corn
  - in America
  - crop produced in the United States
  - source of soy protein, a major protein source worldwide
  - state's top crop in terms of money earned, with corn second
  - third largest cash crop for Indiana farmers
* are tolerant after the first trifoliate-leaf stage
  - of poor soil
* are unique among beans because they are a concentrated source of isoflavones
  - contain compounds called isoflavones
  - usedto make such diverse products as spun meat concentrates and icecream
  - variable but most are growing nicely
  - vegetables
* are very high in protein and are used in poultry feed as they are considered plant protein
  - unique plants in the sense that they can range immensely in size
  - vulnerable to several kinds of nematodes, especially soybean cyst nematodes
* are well into flower and pod development
  - full bloom and beginning pod filling
  - yellowing and dropping their leaves as the pods start to mature
* belong to the family of legumes - the same family as peas and lentils
  - legume family, which also includes peas and lentils
* can also give texture to foods
  - cross-pollinate with other members of the same genus, Glycine, which are found in Asia
  - make excellent forage and are better suited for late warm-season plantings
  - out-grow the light infections
  - withstand dry weather better than many crops
  - work as pretty good source of energy and protein in the diets of cattle and sheep
* commonly used legume in the Asian diet.
* compete with both of the major rendered by-products, protein and grease.
* contain a compound called genistein that is found only in soybeans
  - that is only found in soyfoods called genistein
  - fair amount of both soluble and insoluble fibers
  - significant quantity of estrogen-like compounds called isoflavones
  - unique group of phyto chemicals, isoflavones
  - an enzyme called urease that breaks down urea into ammonia
  - chemicals that are similar to estrogen
  - high levels of phytoestrogens
* contain high-quality protein and calcium which are necessary to build strong bones
  - calcium, which are needed for building strong bones
* contain isoflavones, a group of compounds that have a cholesterol-lowering effect
  - substance that looks and acts like estrogen in the body
  - many substances that are anticarcinogens, including lignans and phytoestrogens
  - protease inhibitor, a powerful anticancer compound
  - some of the best protein and can be eaten also in the form of tofu
  - the plant version of estrogen, known as phytoestrogens
* contains a family of chemical compounds called phytoestrogens.
* continue to flower and pod
  - set pods
  - grow vegetatively during the flowering and podding stages
* develop best in cooler temperatures.
* do no include production grown for hay.
* don t respond to early planting like corn.
* dry very quickly after reaching maturity.
* fall into the meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs and nut group of the food pyramid.
* follow wheat in a double cropping system.
* form the basis of several fermented foods.
* generate notoriously little surface residue.
* good nitrogen fixer.
* grow best in loose, well-drained soil rich in organic matter
* grown under good conditions are remarkably tolerant of defoliation damage.
* has about a billion bases.
* have a high demand for nitrogen
  - higher concentration of isoflavones than any other edible source
  - primary taproot that drills down into the soil, holding the plant in place
* have a unique ability to yield well when planted over an extended time period
  - protein composition
  - as much protein as beef or chicken, with no cholesterol and almost no saturated fat
  - better administrative data for correcting production annually than other crops
  - hormones for protection against cellular damage
  - significant capacity to yield with reduced stand counts
  - some natural advantages, over corn, in Ontario
  - ten times the calcium of meat and twice that of eggs, and soybeans are low in fat
  - the most protein
  - three types of leaves
* help to ward off cancer and are a good source of natural estrogen.
* helps people feel better and live longer with an enhanced quality of life.
* high-protein vegetable, which can replace meat in the diet.
* inhibit mammary tumors in models of breast cancer.
* is native to southeast Asia and is now cultivated.
* is one of the all-time favorite foods of deer
  - most important commercial crops around the world and in the United States
  - prominent food items of Asian diet plan
* is the only host for the brown stem rot fungus
  - plant that grows in the United States and is sexually compatible with soybean
  - world's most important legume
* isoflavones trigger a calcium influx in Phytophthora sojae.
* leave soil more susceptible to erosion than does corn.
* member of the genus Glycine.
* offer protein and fat along with carbohydrates.
* once established have tolerance to many residual cotton herbicides.
* produce determinate nodules with a center comprising infected and uninfected cells
  - highest yields on soils with good internal and surface drainage
* provide a major source of vegetable oil and high-protein feed supplements for livestock
  - the basis for low fat sources of protein such as tofu, miso, and soymilk
* range from the first trifoliate to early flower
  - just emerged to the third trifoliate stage
* ranks second in the state in overall sales value of crops.
* remain off color due to high soil moisture levels.
* remove large amounts of potassium from the soils.
* reproduce by seed.
* require fewer input costs, such as fuel, fertilizer and chemicals, than corn
  - moderate amounts of plant food for high yields
  - relatively large amounts of phosphorus
  - sufficient heat and sufficient moisture to ensure growth, maintenance to harvest
  - very little additional N because they fix most of their own nitrogen
* respond to residual fertility if soil pH level is monitored.
* seem to be relatively insensitive to the time of year of potassium application
  - react the opposite with below average yields
* set pods on the entire stem.
* stems infected with Sclerotinia stem rot turn from brown to tan to a bleached color.
* succeed in nearly all types of soil but grows in fertile or sandy loam.
* suffer less than corn during hot or dry weather.
* temporarily remove damaging carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere
  - take damaging carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere
* tends to be more seriously injured by broadleaf herbicides than grass herbicides.
* thrive best on the soils of our Corn Belt.
* vary greatly in both physical appearance and chemical composition.
* very healthy legume which contains a high amount of protein.
* yield an astonishing twenty times more protein per acre that grazed beef.