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Bhatamaas

Nepali name for the soybean, a versatile legume.

East Asia is the native region of the legume species Glycine max, which is extensively cultivated for its edible beans.[1] Among legumes, the soybean is the top crop globally by production volume and serves as a major component of livestock feed.[2] The significance of soy as a staple food arises from its elevated levels of protein and oil.[3]

Quick Facts

Protein content
38–45%
Oil content
approximately 20%
Domestication period
6,000–9,000 years ago
Domestication region
north-central China
Height of mature plants
50–125 cm / 1.64–4.1 ft
Optimum growing temperature
20 to 30 °C

Facts from the source article.

Key facts and history

The genus name Glycine comes from Linnaeus, who observed a sweet root in a related species.[4] Soybeans were first introduced to North America from China in 1765 by Samuel Bowen.[5] In 1910, he and Charles Piper began to popularize the soybean as a "golden bean"[6] In north-central China, between 6,000 and 9,000 years in the past, the wild soybean (Glycine soja) was domesticated into the cultivated soybean.[7]

The term "soy" originated from the Japanese dialect word soi, spoken in Kagoshima, which is a variation of shōyu, the word for "soy sauce".[8] Henry Yonge, in 1765 on Skidaway Island, Georgia, planted the initial soybean crop in the "New World" using seeds provided by Samuel Bowen.[5] For a period of 155 years after its introduction, the primary use of the soybean crop was as forage.[5] The top two global producers of soybeans today are Brazil and the United States.[7]

What the cited sources add

The same source states that the expansion of pasture for beef production accounts for 41% of tropical deforestation.[9] The Ritchie report explains that soybean production in Brazil was once an important driver of deforestation in the Amazon region.[9] The Iowa State University study on corn-soybean rotation notes that the practice may contribute to long-term declines in soil organic matter.[10] According to the Ritchie 2021 report, oilseed production, mainly soy and palm oil, accounts for about one-fifth of all deforestation due to expanding agricultural land.[9][11]

The Liotta 2019 article states that livestock are fed 80 percent of the soybeans produced worldwide.[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Soybean" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Glycine max", Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Soybean" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "European soybean to benefit people and the environment", Scientific Reports, March 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Soybean" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "European soybean to benefit people and the environment", Scientific Reports, March 2024; "European soybean to benefit people and the environment", Scientific Reports, March 2024; Riaz, "Soy Applications in Food", CRC Press, 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Soybean" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hymowitz, "Taxonomy of the genus Glycine, domestication and uses of soybeans", Economic Botany, 1981-07-01, p. 272–88 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Soybean" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chaplin, "An Anxious Pursuit: Agricultural Innovation and Modernity in the Lower South, 1730–1815", University of North Carolina Press, 1996, p. 147; Hymowitz, "On the domestication of the soybean", Economic Botany, 1970-10-01, p. 408–21; Roger Boerma, "Another First for Georgia Agriculture", caes.uga.edu, p. 5; "Soybeans planted first in Georgia", Google News Archive, 21 August 1994; "Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields Cookbook, Nutrition Textbook, Farming Manual and Sports Manual", Coastalfields Press, Apri en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Soybean" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shurtleff, "William J. Morse and Charles V. Piper", soyinfocenter.com, 2004; "William J. Morse – History of His Work with Soybeans and Soyfoods (1884–1959) – SoyInfo Center", soyinfocenter.com; Piper, "The Soybean", McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1923 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Soybean" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sedivy, "Soybean domestication: the origin, genetic architecture and molecular bases", New Phytologist, 2017, p. 539–553 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Soybean" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; "しょい", JLECT (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Ritchie, "Drivers of Deforestation", Our World in Data, February 9, 2021. facts only, no text reused. ourworldindata.org
  10. "Corn and soybean rotation could pose long-term tradeoffs for soil health", phys.org. facts only, no text reused. phys.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Soybean" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ritchie, "Drivers of Deforestation", Our World in Data, February 9, 2021; Liotta, "Feeling Sad About the Amazon Fires? Stop Eating Meat", Vice, August 23, 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Liotta, "Feeling Sad About the Amazon Fires? Stop Eating Meat", Vice, August 23, 2019. facts only, no text reused. vice.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Soybean (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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