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111. Soybeans and Soybean Products as Human Food . To investi- 



gate desirability of soybeans and their products for human con- 

 sumption, study suitability of different varieties for cooking 

 and processing and determine chemical constituents of soybeans 

 so as to ascertain why they differ in culinary qualities from 

 other legumes and if treatment of beans might be modified to 

 make them more acceptable. 

 Home Econ. 60-324 



Ind. The Liberation of Vitamins from Casein. Soybean and Other 



Proteins . Study methods for liberation of vitamins from pro- 

 teins to prepare vitamin-free proteins suitable for use as 

 dietary proteins in test rations. 

 Biochem. 576 



Ind. The Occurrence and Inheritance of Linolenic Acid in Soy- 



beans and its Relationship to Other Fatty Acids . To (1) develop 

 techniques & methods for rapid & accurate evaluation of fatty 

 acids, especially linolenic acid in soybean oil; (2) learn 

 range of fatty acid composition, especially linolenic acid, 

 of foreign introductions of soybeans; (3) learn mode of in»- 

 heritance of linolenic acid content of soybeans; (4) develop 

 strains of soybeans low in linolenic acid content which can 

 be used in development of commercial varieties. 

 Agron. , Biochem. 719 Coop. USDA 



Ind. Host Relationships, and Methods of Control of Diseases of 



Soybeans . (1) Learn prevalence & economic importance of dis- 

 eases of soybeans. (2) Identify causal organisms, their life 

 histories, pathogenicity, epidemiology & methods of infection. 



(3) Develop disease resistant varieties & other appropriate 

 control measures. 



Bot., PI. Path., Agron. 970 Coop. ARS 



Iowa Development of Superior Soybean Strains . To (1) develop 



new soybean varieties adapted to the various climatic & edaphic 

 conditions in Iowa & superior to those now grown in respect to 

 yield & other agronomic characters, in chemical composition, & 

 in resistance to the major diseases, (2) cooperate with Regional 

 Soybean Lab. FCRB, USDA, in regional testing of soybean varie- 

 ties, (3) determine value of different breeding methods in soy- 

 bean improvement & to develop more effective methods of selection, 



(4) obtain basic data on the inheritance of & nature of gene ac- 

 tion, (5) determine the nature of host-parasite relationships, 

 (6) evaluate the disease reaction of breeding material, (7) 

 determine factors that influence the development of soybean 

 diseases. 



Agron., Bot. 1179 Coop. ARS 



