European soybean to benefit people and the environment.

Autor: Rotundo JL; Corteva Agriscience, Seville, Spain. jose.rotundo@corteva.com.; Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, USA. jose.rotundo@corteva.com., Marshall R; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK., McCormick R; Gro Intelligence, New York City, NY, USA., Truong SK; Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, USA., Styles D; School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland., Gerde JA; Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias de Rosario, UNR, CONICET, Zavalla, Argentina., Gonzalez-Escobar E; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK., Carmo-Silva E; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK., Janes-Bassett V; School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK., Logue J; Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK., Annicchiarico P; Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Rome, Italy., de Visser C; Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands., Dind A; Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, Switzerland., Dodd IC; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK., Dye L; School of Psychology and Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK., Long SP; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.; Departments of Crop Sciences and of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Champaign, USA., Lopes MS; Sustainable Field Crops, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Lleida, Spain., Pannecoucque J; Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Merelbeke, Belgium., Reckling M; Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany.; Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden., Rushton J; Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK., Schmid N; Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, Switzerland., Shield I; Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK., Signor M; Regional Agency for Rural Development (ERSA), Gorizia, Italy., Messina CD; University of Florida, Gainesville, USA., Rufino MC; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.; School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, München, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Mar 31; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 7612. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 31.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57522-z
Abstrakt: Europe imports large amounts of soybean that are predominantly used for livestock feed, mainly sourced from Brazil, USA and Argentina. In addition, the demand for GM-free soybean for human consumption is project to increase. Soybean has higher protein quality and digestibility than other legumes, along with high concentrations of isoflavones, phytosterols and minerals that enhance the nutritional value as a human food ingredient. Here, we examine the potential to increase soybean production across Europe for livestock feed and direct human consumption, and review possible effects on the environment and human health. Simulations and field data indicate rainfed soybean yields of 3.1 ± 1.2 t ha -1 from southern UK through to southern Europe (compared to a 3.5 t ha -1 average from North America). Drought-prone southern regions and cooler northern regions require breeding to incorporate stress-tolerance traits. Literature synthesized in this work evidenced soybean properties important to human nutrition, health, and traits related to food processing compared to alternative protein sources. While acknowledging the uncertainties inherent in any modelling exercise, our findings suggest that further integrating soybean into European agriculture could reduce GHG emissions by 37-291 Mt CO 2e year -1 and fertiliser N use by 0.6-1.2 Mt year -1 , concurrently improving human health and nutrition.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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