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Happy National Soy Foods Month

Soybeans, Glycine max, second stage of growth is called cotyledon. Cotyledons are the first plant structure to emerge from the soil and act as leaves to gather nutrients through photosynthesis for the immature plant for its first seven to ten days. Soybeans are one of only a few plants that provide a complete protein containing all essential amino acids essential for our health.

April is National Soy Foods Month so be health and eat soy.

Lana Koepke Johnson | Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

April 1, 2022

More details at: https://agronomy.unl.edu/photo-week