History of Soy

The Introduction of the Soybean
into North America and Illinois

Prof. Theodore Hymowitz
Dept. of Crop Sciences
UIUC, Urbana-Champaign, IL

• Soybeans: The Success Story  
  
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• Introduction of Soybeans to North America
  by Samuel Bowen in 1765
  
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• Introduction of the Soybean to Illinois.  
  
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• On Domestication of the Soybean  
  
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