Glycine max
E91553
Glycine max is the cultivated soybean plant, a major legume crop grown worldwide for its protein- and oil-rich seeds used in food, feed, and industrial products.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glycine max canonical | 7 |
| Glycine (soybean genus) | 1 |
| Glycine tabacina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T767737 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glycine max Context triple: [Eudicots, exampleSpecies, Glycine max]
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A.
Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa is the domesticated Asian rice species that serves as a staple food crop for over half of the world’s population.
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B.
Boehmeria
Boehmeria is a genus of flowering plants commonly known for species like ramie, which are cultivated for their strong, fibrous stems used in textile production.
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C.
Oryza glaberrima
Oryza glaberrima is the African species of rice domesticated in West Africa, known for its resilience to local stresses but generally lower yields compared to Asian rice (Oryza sativa).
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D.
Lupinus
Lupinus is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as lupines, noted for their tall, colorful flower spikes and nitrogen-fixing ability.
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E.
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, natural fiber harvested from the seed pods of cotton plants and widely used in textiles and clothing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glycine max Target entity description: Glycine max is the cultivated soybean plant, a major legume crop grown worldwide for its protein- and oil-rich seeds used in food, feed, and industrial products.
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A.
Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa is the domesticated Asian rice species that serves as a staple food crop for over half of the world’s population.
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B.
Boehmeria
Boehmeria is a genus of flowering plants commonly known for species like ramie, which are cultivated for their strong, fibrous stems used in textile production.
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C.
Oryza glaberrima
Oryza glaberrima is the African species of rice domesticated in West Africa, known for its resilience to local stresses but generally lower yields compared to Asian rice (Oryza sativa).
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D.
Lupinus
Lupinus is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as lupines, noted for their tall, colorful flower spikes and nitrogen-fixing ability.
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E.
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, natural fiber harvested from the seed pods of cotton plants and widely used in textiles and clothing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (85)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultivated soybean
ⓘ
legume crop ⓘ plant species ⓘ |
| benefitInRotation | soil nitrogen enrichment ⓘ |
| breedingObjective |
disease resistance
ⓘ
higher yield ⓘ improved oil quality ⓘ improved protein quality ⓘ pest resistance ⓘ |
| centerOfOrigin | East Asia ⓘ |
| chromosomeNumber2n | 40 ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName |
soya
ⓘ
soya bean ⓘ soybean ⓘ |
| containsCompound |
isoflavones
ⓘ
phytic acid ⓘ trypsin inhibitors ⓘ |
| cultivationClimate |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| domesticatedFrom | Glycine soja ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major global oilseed crop
ⓘ
major source of plant protein ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae ⓘ |
| fattyAcid |
alpha-linolenic acid
ⓘ
linoleic acid ⓘ oleic acid ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
purple
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| foodProduct |
edamame
ⓘ
miso ⓘ natto ⓘ soy milk ⓘ soy sauce ⓘ tempeh ⓘ tofu ⓘ |
| genomeType | paleopolyploid ⓘ |
| genus | Glycine ⓘ |
| GMTrait |
herbicide tolerance
ⓘ
insect resistance ⓘ |
| growthHabit | annual herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| harvestSeason | late summer to autumn ⓘ |
| hasGMVarieties | true ⓘ |
| industrialUse |
biodiesel production
ⓘ
inks and paints ⓘ lecithin production ⓘ lubricants ⓘ plastics and resins ⓘ |
| isDomesticated | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | trifoliate leaves ⓘ |
| majorProducerCountry |
Argentina
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nitrogenFixation | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high oil content
ⓘ
high protein content ⓘ |
| oilContentRange | 18–22 percent of seed dry weight ⓘ |
| oilType | vegetable oil ⓘ |
| order | Fabales ⓘ |
| phylum | Tracheophyta ⓘ |
| podCharacteristic | hairy pods ⓘ |
| pollination | self-pollinating ⓘ |
| primarySowingSeason | spring ⓘ |
| primaryUseInFeed | protein source for livestock ⓘ |
| proteinContentRange | 35–40 percent of seed dry weight ⓘ |
| rootSystem | taproot with lateral roots ⓘ |
| seedColor |
black
ⓘ
brown ⓘ green ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| seedProduct |
soy flour
ⓘ
soy protein concentrate ⓘ soy protein isolate ⓘ soybean meal ⓘ soybean oil ⓘ |
| seedUse |
animal feed
ⓘ
food ⓘ industrial products ⓘ |
| symbiont |
Bradyrhizobium bacteria
ⓘ
surface form:
Bradyrhizobium japonicum
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedIn | crop rotation systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Glycine max Description of subject: Glycine max is the cultivated soybean plant, a major legume crop grown worldwide for its protein- and oil-rich seeds used in food, feed, and industrial products.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Glycine (soybean genus)
this entity surface form:
Glycine tabacina