TY - CHAP AU - Ana Maria Heuminski de Avila AU - José Renato Bouças Farias AU - Hilton Silveira Pinto AU - Felipe Gustavo Pilau ED - James E. Board Y1 - 2013-01-02 PY - 2013 T1 - Climatic Restrictions for Maximizing Soybean Yields N2 - Soybean is the most important oilseed and livestock feed crop in the world. These dual uses are attributed to the crop's high protein content (nearly 40% of seed weight) and oil content (approximately 20%); characteristics that are not rivaled by any other agronomic crop. Across the 10-year period from 2001 to 2010, world soybean production increased from 168 to 258 million metric tons (54% increase). Against the backdrop of soybean's striking ascendancy is increased research interest in the crop throughout the world. Information in this book presents a comprehensive view of research efforts in genetics, plant physiology, agronomy, agricultural economics, and nitrogen relationships that will benefit soybean stakeholders and scientists throughout the world. We hope you enjoy the book. BT - A Comprehensive Survey of International Soybean Research SP - Ch. 17 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/52177 DO - 10.5772/52177 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-10 ER -