Although the soybean has been successfully harvested in commercial cultivation in the USA for sometime, in the developing world its cultivation and utilization have been restricted. This book reviews the constraints on soybean production and use in the tropics, where the yield is low, seed production has short viability, poor nodulation and a tendency to shatter easily when ripe. The book concentrates on the research necessary to overcome the existing inadequate qualities of the soybean grown in tropical conditions, highlighting the progress made on pest, disease and weed control, and agronomic practices. This book should be invaluable to researchers, administrators, policy-makers and health planners as an aid to understanding the value of soybean, its constraints and how to solve them.
- ISBN10 0471914193
- ISBN13 9780471914198
- Publish Date 25 November 1987
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 July 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 250
- Language English