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Soy and its quest for future food production.
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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore (Grant No. NRF-2020-THE003-0005).
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Tan, W.K., Zhu, J., Li, J. et al. Soy, soil and beyond. Soil Ecol. Lett. 5, 230190 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42832-023-0190-6
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