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Soybean

The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (Glycine max) is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean. Soy is a staple crop, the world's most grown legume, and an important animal feed.

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Soybean

Nodes428
Edges427
Triples402
Avg. degree2
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Soybean

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related to North America · 22
Soybean → Although, Bowen, Canada, China, Chinese, East India Company, England, Englishman, Flint, Georgia, Henry Yonge, In, India Soy, James Flint, New World, North America, Ontario Agricultural College, Samuel Bowen, Savannah, Skidaway Island
related to East Asia · 21
Soybean → According, An, BC, China, Chinese, Early Chinese, Emperor Shennong, Glycine, Han, Henan, However, Huai River, Jiahu, Neolithic, Southeast China, Soy, Soybeans, The, Yangtze River, Yellow River
related to Australia · 19
Soybean → April, Australia, Botany Bay, Bustard Bay, Daniel Solander, Endeavour River, Fine India Soy, Glycine, In, Interior Department, James Cook's, Japan, Joseph Banks, June, Minister, Queensland, Shoalwater Bay, Sydney, The
related to Food for human consumption · 18
Soybean → Bần, China, Common, Cự, In, In China, In Korean, In Vietnam, Japan, Japanese, Korea, Nam, North, South, Soybeans, Tofu, TVP, Vietnam
related to Iberia · 17
Soybean → Botanical Gardens, Coimbra, Crespi, European, Far East, However, Iapam, Iberian, In, It, Japanese-Portuguese, Jesuit, Lingoa, Nagasaki, Portugal, The Luso-Hispanic, Vocabvlario
related to Central Europe · 15
Soybean → Central, Die Sojabohne, Europe, February, Haberlandt, He, In, Most, Professor Friedrich, Starting, The Soybean, Vienna, Vienna World Exposition, Western Europe, Wiener Weltausstellung
related to Genetics · 14
Soybean → An SNP, Chinese, GWAS, Han, Its, Li, NB-LRR, Phakopsora, Rpp1-R1, SLAF-seq, Song, Specific, ULP1, USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection
related to Indian subcontinent · 14
Soybean → Alternatively, By, Central India, China, Dutch East India Company, Eastern Himalayas, Indonesia, Japan, Madhya Pradesh, Myanmar, Northeast India, VOC, While, Yunnan
related to Taxonomy · 14
Soybean → Africa, Australia, China, Glycine, It, Japan, Korea, Like, Neonotonia, Papua New Guinea, Perennial, Russia, Soja, The
related to history · 13
Soybean → BC, China, Chinese, East Asia, Genomic, Glycine, Japan, Korea, Mumun-period Daundong, Prior, Soybeans, The, There

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soy soybeans protein oil used first china also food products glycine foods flour production feed crop may milk states seeds

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geneticsinstance ofwith factors0.80text
soil qualityinstance ofwith factors0.80text
and climate affecting its forminstance ofwith factors0.80text
blackinstance ofSoybean seeds come in a wide variety of sizes and hull colors0.80text
browninstance ofSoybean seeds come in a wide variety of sizes and hull colors0.80text
yellowinstance ofSoybean seeds come in a wide variety of sizes and hull colors0.80text
and greeninstance ofSoybean seeds come in a wide variety of sizes and hull colors0.80text
soybeans containing very high levels of protein can undergo desiccationinstance ofor small opening in the seed coat which can allow the absorption of water for sprouting.Some seeds0.80text
yet surviveinstance ofor small opening in the seed coat which can allow the absorption of water for sprouting.Some seeds0.80text
revive after water absorptioninstance ofor small opening in the seed coat which can allow the absorption of water for sprouting.Some seeds0.80text
fermented black soybeansinstance ofPrior to fermented products0.80text
The Book of Tofuinstance ofbut by the mid-1970s a vegetarian revival helped it gain momentum and even popular awareness through books0.80text

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