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(Encyclopedia) soybean,&sp;soya bean, or soy pea, leguminous plant (Glycine max, G. soja, or Soja max) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to tropical and warm temperate regions of…Andreas, Dwayne Orville
(Encyclopedia) Andreas, Dwayne Orville, 1918–2016, American business executive, b. Worthington, Minn. He worked in the family soybean-processing business, becoming a Cargill vice president when it…Taylorville
(Encyclopedia) Taylorville, city (1990 pop. 11,133), seat of Christian co., central Ill., in a farm, coal, and oil area; inc. 1882. There is agriculture (wheat, corn, soybeans, and sorghum), as well…McComb
(Encyclopedia) McComb, city (1990 pop. 11,591), Pike co., SW Miss., near the La. line; inc. 1872. It is the trade and rail center of a cotton, corn, soybean, cattle, and timber area. Manufactures…Sikeston
(Encyclopedia) SikestonSikestonsīksˈtən [key], city (1990 pop. 17,641), New Madrid and Scott counties, SE Mo., in the Mississippi plain; inc. 1874. It is the shipping, marketing, and processing…chemurgy
(Encyclopedia) chemurgychemurgykĕmˈərjē [key], branch of applied chemistry concerned with preparing industrial products from agricultural raw materials. Among such products are plastics manufactured…Yazoo City
(Encyclopedia) Yazoo City, city (1990 pop. 12,427), seat of Yazoo co., W central Miss., on the Yazoo River; inc. 1830. It is a trade, processing, and industrial center in a cotton, cattle, and…blight
(Encyclopedia) blight, general term for any sudden and severe plant disease or for the agent that causes it. The term is now applied chiefly to diseases caused by bacteria (e.g., bean blights and…catch crop
(Encyclopedia) catch crop, any quick-growing crop sown between seasons of regular planting to make use of temporary idleness of the soil or to compensate for the failure of a main crop. It may be…Fairchild, David Grandison
(Encyclopedia) Fairchild, David Grandison, 1869–1954, American botanist and agricultural explorer, b. East Lansing, Mich. He entered the service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, where he organized (…Trending
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