Soya bean. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a soya (Glycine max) bean, the seed of the soya plant. A seed contains an embryo (a fertilis

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Soya bean. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a soya (Glycine max) bean, the seed of the soya plant. A seed contains an embryo (a fertilised ovule from which a new plant can grow) and a supply of food. The food is used either while the embryo develops, or during germination. Seed shapes and textures vary widely, affecting how they are dispersed from their parent plant. Dispersal methods include being carried by the wind, or water or on animal coats, or being eaten and deposited in animal droppings. Soya is a staple crop that is grown primarily for the production of oils and processed foods.

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