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Abstract

Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is among the most important crop plants for the production of grain and oil, feeding a large number of people throughout the world. However, it is subjected to stress in different parts of the world and hence it is important to find methods that may result in the alleviation of this stress. Accordingly, there has been extensive research to find techniques to mitigate stress including biological methods such as using soil microbes. With respect to the use of long-term data, a wide range of research areas (the most important research subjects) related to the response of soybean under different conditions including stress has been investigated in this chapter such as the use of biological methods, legumes, and organic farming. Another important aspect that has been presented is the production of greenhouse gases under different cropping systems and how their production may be controlled. Finding the right strategies for the alleviation of stress is of great importance as such schemes render the successful production of soybean under different conditions including stress far more probable. However, there are also challenges which must be met to make the alleviating techniques employed more effective. In this chapter, the most recent strategies and techniques which have so far been investigated, tested, and used for the alleviation of stress on the growth and production of soybean, are presented. Some future perspectives are also offered regarding the new research results, which may be useful for the more effective mitigation of the stresses that soybean are exposed to.