| Botanical name | Glycine max |
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| Plant Care |  Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
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| Flowers | This plant bears pea-flowers in shades of white, purple or pink. |
| Common name(s) | Soybean, Soya bean |
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| Foliage | This plant has compound foliage with 3 oval leaflets. |
| Planting instructions | Plant the beans 20 to 30mm deep, spaced 500mm apart. Soya beans need full sun and deeply dug, well composted, moist soil. |
| Fruit | Fruit is a flattened legume or pod, that contain 2-4 beans. |
| Uses | The beans yield protein, flour, lecithin and, oil for cooking and salads.. The oil is can be processed into margarine, printing inks and paints. Its proteins are used to manufacture synthetic fibres, fire-fighting foam, soaps, detergents, adhesives and industrial cleaning materials. Anything left over, is made into a vitamin-rich livestock feed! |
| Interesting planting ideas | The soya plant is a great soil builder, compost maker and green fertiliser. Soya used as a smother mulch chokes out weeds, it stores minerals in its leaves while it grows between other plants and helps recondition depleted soil, when ploughed in. Grow soya between other plants, to help stimulate growth and to control borers and several types of beetles. Moreover, it is a nitrogen fixer to the soil and benefits every plant it grows near, it helps to break down compost quickly while adding nutrients. |
Glycine max (Soybean, Soya bean)
- Botanical name: Glycine max
- Common name(s): Soybean, Soya bean
- Categories: Annuals, Fruits and Vegetables
Plant description:
An annual that bears compound foliage with 3 oval leaflets. The pea-flowers can be in shades of white, purple or pink. Fruit is a flattened legume or pod, that contain 2-4 beans. One of the world’s most important oilseed crops and a staple food in Asia.
Family: Papilionaceae
Botanical pronunciation: gly-SEE-nee maks
Glycine max requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
This plant bears pea-flowers in shades of white, purple or pink.
This plant has compound foliage with 3 oval leaflets.
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