ABSTRACT

The book provides in-depth knowledge on the physiology of soybean. It is written lucidly, systematically, and in depth. The book provides recent information and findings, explained with illustrations to express the ideas and concepts vividly to university students and researchers, and provides a better understanding of the improvement of the productivity of soybean to cope with the future demand. It describes the physiology of growth, development, flowering, pod development and seed yield as well as C, O, N and Oil metabolisms – their hormonal regulations under normal and stress environmental conditions. Molecular approaches are also described.

chapter Chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|32 pages

Seed Germination

chapter Chapter 3|33 pages

Vegetative Growth

chapter Chapter 4|25 pages

Reproductive Development

chapter Chapter 5|34 pages

Pod Growth and Yield

chapter Chapter 6|37 pages

Plant Nutrition

chapter Chapter 7|29 pages

Photosynthesis

chapter Chapter 8|27 pages

Respiration

chapter Chapter 9|32 pages

Nitrogen Metabolism and Biological Nitrogen Fixation

chapter Chapter 10|32 pages

Lipid Metabolism

chapter Chapter 11|35 pages

Plant Growth Regulators

chapter Chapter 12|32 pages

Abiotic Stress

chapter Chapter 13|24 pages

Source-Sink Relationships