**Meet the editor**

Prof. Hany A. El-Shemy received his two Ph.D. degrees in biochemistry and genetic engineering from the University of Cairo, Egypt and the University of Hiroshima, Japan. He became an Assistant Professor at the Biochemistry Department of Cairo University, Egypt from September 1996, and advanced to Associate Professor in September 2002, as well as full Professor in March 2007.

His research interests are in the fields of plant biotechnology and medicinal plants (Molecular Biology). He received 2 patents, wrote 7 international books, published more than 65 SCI journal papers and 30 conference presentations. He served as the technical committee member and chair in many international conferences as well as editor including PLoS ONE journal, BMC Genomics, and reviewer for more than 10 SCI cited journals. He received several awards, including State prize awarded from Academy of Science, Egypt (2004), Young Arab Researcher prize Awarded from Shuman Foundation, Jordan (2005), State Excellence prize from Academy of Science, Egypt (2011), Cairo University Prizes 2007, 2010.

Contents

**Preface VII**

W. Lawrence

Chapter 1 **Nutritional Requirements of Soybean Cyst Nematodes 1**

Chapter 2 **Developing Host-Plant Resistance for Hemipteran Soybean**

Chapter 3 **Weed Management in Soybean — Issues and Practices 47**

Carolina Camara Ferreira and Franciele Mariani

Chapter 5 **Arthropod Fauna Associated to Soybean in Croatia 113**

Chapter 6 **Engineered Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance 139**

M. H. Khan, S. D. Tyagi and Z. A. Dar

Chapter 4 **Weed Management in the Soybean Crop 85**

Júnior and Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Rocha

Steven C. Goheen, James A. Campbell and Patricia Donald

**Pests: Lessons from Soybean Aphid and Stink Bugs 19** Raman Bansal, Tae-Hwan Jun, M. A. R. Mian and Andy P. Michel

Rafael Vivian, André Reis, Pablo A. Kálnay, Leandro Vargas, Ana

Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, Leandro Galon, Ignacio Aspiazú, Evander Alves Ferreira, Germani Concenço, Edison Ulisses Ramos

Renata Bažok, Maja Čačija, Ana Gajger and Tomislav Kos

Chapter 7 **Screening of Soybean (Glycine Max (L.) Merrill) Genotypes for**

Chapter 8 **Mycotoxins in Cereal and Soybean-Based Food and Feed 185**

Vincent P. Klink, Prachi D. Matsye, Katheryn S. Lawrence and Gary

**Resistance to Rust, Yellow Mosaic and Pod Shattering 173**

Małgorzata Piotrowska, Katarzyna Śliżewska and Joanna Biernasiak
