Advances in Yields and Zoning Risks of Soybean crop

Soybean is a plant native from China, belonging to the Fabaceae family, subfamily Faboideae, genus Glycine and species Glycine max (L.) Merrill, being considered one of the oldest crops in the world. Soybean is main crop cultivated in Brazil (FERREIRA et al., 2020).In Brazil, the soybean crop was implemented in 1882. In 1914, it was introduced in the Rio Grande do Sul State, due to favourable climatic conditions, especially the photoperiod. The implementation of soybean genetic breeding programs made it possible to advance the crop to regions with low latitudes (FERREIRA, 2017). Soybean is one of the most cultivated and ancient species in the world. It has conducted with a high technological level in all its operations, constituting a “commodity” of great commercial importance for the development of Brazilian agriculture, being grown in all regions. Its great economic importance in the scenario Brazilian is due to its high volume produced.