Glycine spp.

Various

Perennial Soybean

Fabaceae Edible: Leaves, Oil, Seed, Seedpod Potential hazards — see below

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Description

Glycine spp. is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland). It prefers moist soil.

Edible Uses

Carbon Farming Solutions - Staple Crop: protein-oil (The term staple crop typically refers to a food that is eaten routinely and accounts for a dominant part of people's diets in a particular region of the world). Research at the University of Illinois has crossed Glycine max (annual soybean) with Glycine tomentella (perennial) which could lead to the production of a perennial edible soybean.

Medicinal Uses

See individual species.

Known Hazards

In some species the raw mature seed is toxic and must be thoroughly cooked before being eaten.

Distribution

Cultivated origin.

Where It Grows

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Cultivation

Hypothetical Crop Management: Standard Staple Crop: Protein-oil. Climate: hypothetical. Humidity: semi-arid to humid. Carbon Farming Solutions - Cultivation: hypothetical. Management: standard (Describes the non-destructive management systems that are used in cultivation).