Tells about the National Soybean Research Laboratory (NSRL), College of Agriculture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), which is taking the lead in applying innovative approaches to meeting rapidly changing research and development needs in the soybean industry. Reveals that its primary mission is to facilitate proactive programs that can provide effective responses to emerging market conditions, help insure the health and well-being of consumers, and increase profitability in the soybean industry. Document includes: Additional NSRL Information; Related Information; A National Program; A New Research Facility; A Model for the Future; An Agenda for Soybean Research; NSRL Directory--Support Units, Research Programs,

Soybean genomics is of great interest as one of the most economically important crops and a major food source. This book covers recent advances in soybean genome research, including classical, RFLP, SSR, and SNP markers; genomic and cDNA libraries; functional genomics platforms; genetic and physical maps; and gene expression profiles. The book is for researchers and students in plant genetics and genomics, plant biology and pathology, agronomy, and food sciences.

This book contains seventy-four of the papers presented at the World Soybean Research Conference II held in March 26-29, 1979, at North Carolina State University. It serves as an excellent resource for students and scientists involved in various phases of soybean research.

Assessment of current soybean research; Recommendations; Soybean production research needs; Soybean utilization and marketing research needs.