Soybeans: Improvement, Production, and Uses, Third Edition
DESCRIPTION
The complete sourcebook for soybean information, this monograph combines concise information and the scope of a monograph. Topics include morphology, production, disease, management, genomics and genetic improvement, economics and marketing, processing and use, and even the role of soybean in human health. Soybean is a global crop and the contents of this edition span the breadth of its worldwide significance.
CONTENTS
1. World Distribution and Trade of Soybean, James R. Wilcox
2. Vegetative Morphology, Nels R. Lersten and John B. Carlson
3. Reproductive Morphology, John B. Carlson and Nels R. Lersten
4. Speciation and Cytogenetics, Theodore Hymowitz
5. Qualitative Genetics, Reid G. Palmer, Todd W. Pfeiffer, Glenn R. Buss, and Thomas C. Kilen
6. Soybean Genomics, Randy C. Shoemaker, Perry B. Cregan, and Lila O. Vodkin
7. Transgenic Soybean, Wayne A. Parrott and Thomas E. Clemente
8. Genetic Diversity in Soybean, Thomas E. Carter, Randall L. Nelson, Clay H. Sneller, and Zhanglin Cui
9 . Genetic Improvement: Conventional and Molecular-Based Strategies, James H. Orf, Brian W. Diers, and
H. Roger Boerma
10. Managing Inputs for Peak Production, Larry G. Heatherly and Roger W. Elmore
11. Improved Carbon and Nitrogen Assimilation for Increased Yield, Thomas R. Sinclair
12. Physiological Traits for Ameliorating Drought Stress, Larry C. Purcell and James E. Specht
13. Seed Composition, Richard F. Wilson
14. Fungal Diseases, Craig R. Grau, Anne E. Dorrance, Jason Bond, and John S. Russin
15. Viral, Bacterial, and Phytoplasmal Diseases, Sue A. Tolin and George H. Lacy
16. Nematode Pathogens of Soybean, Terry L. Niblack, Gregory L. Tylka, and Robert D. Riggs
17. Integrated Management of Soybean Insects, David J. Boethel
18. Weed Biology and Management, Douglas D. Buhler and Robert G. Hartzler
19. Economics and Marketing, Steven T. Sonka, Karen L. Bender, and Donna K. Fisher
20. Soybean Processing and Utilization, Edmund W. Lusas
21. Soybean and the Prevention of Chronic Human Disease, Diane F. Birt, Suzanne Hendrich, Mary
Anthony, and D. Lee Alekel
