Nature, composition, and utilization of food legumes

1994 ◽  
pp. 77-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Hulse
Keyword(s):  
Food Legumes

scholarly journals Characterization of Nutritional Quality Traits of a Common Bean Germplasm Collection

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1572
Author(s):  
Ester Murube ◽  
Romina Beleggia ◽  
Deborah Pacetti ◽  
Ancuta Nartea ◽  
Giulia Frascarelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Common Bean ◽  
Extreme Values ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Germplasm Collection ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Phenotypic Characterization ◽  
Quality Traits ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Food Legumes

Food legumes are at the crossroads of many societal challenges that involve agriculture, such as climate change and food sustainability and security. In this context, pulses have a crucial role in the development of plant-based diets, as they represent a very good source of nutritional components and improve soil fertility, such as by nitrogen fixation through symbiosis with rhizobia. The main contribution to promotion of food legumes in agroecosystems will come from plant breeding, which is guaranteed by the availability of well-characterized genetic resources. Here, we analyze seeds of 25 American and European common bean purified accessions (i.e., lines of single seed descent) for different morphological and compositional quality traits. Significant differences among the accessions and superior genotypes for important nutritional traits are identified, with some lines showing extreme values for more than one trait. Heritability estimates indicate the importance of considering the effects of environmental growth conditions on seed compositional traits. They suggest the need for more phenotypic characterization in different environments over different years to better characterize combined effects of environment and genotype on nutritional trait variations. Finally, adaptation following the introduction and spread of common bean in Europe seems to have affected its nutritional profile. This finding further suggests the relevance of evolutionary studies to guide breeders in the choice of plant genetic resources.

Improving the Nutritional Value of Cool Season Food Legumes

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 191-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E. McPhee ◽  
F. J. Muehlbauer
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Cool Season ◽  
Food Legumes

Virus Resistance Breeding in Cool Season Food Legumes

2013 ◽  
pp. 221-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalu Jain ◽  
Kevin McPhee ◽  
Ajay Kumar ◽  
Reyazul Rouf Mir ◽  
Ravinder Singh
Keyword(s):  
Virus Resistance ◽  
Resistance Breeding ◽  
Cool Season ◽  
Food Legumes

scholarly journals Impact of Abiotic Stresses on Grain Composition and Quality in Food Legumes

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (34) ◽  
pp. 8887-8897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farooq ◽  
Mubshar Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Shahid Farooq ◽  
Salem S. Alghamdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Stresses ◽  
Grain Composition ◽  
Food Legumes

scholarly journals Etude de l’effet rémanent de Mavi MNPV dans un champ de niébé

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 2219-2229
Author(s):  
A. Kindozandji ◽  
B.D. Datinon ◽  
K. Amevoin ◽  
A.N. Nondichao ◽  
A.I. Glitho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Residual Effect ◽  
Maruca Vitrata ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Important Food ◽  
Food Legumes ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Rate Of Emergence ◽  
And Control

Le niébé est l’une des légumineuses alimentaires la plus importante dans toutes les régions de l’Afrique Sub-saharienne. L’objectif de ce travail était d’étudier l’effet rémanent de Mavi Multinucléo polyhedrovirus (Mavi MNPV) après la récolte du niébé au champ. Le champ a été traité 5 fois au biopesticide Mavi MNPV à la fréquence de sept jours. Deux semaines après la récolte, deux plants ainsi que les graines de chaque traitement sur chaque unité parcellaire ayant reçu les traitements de Mavi MNPV de 107, 108 et 109 virions/ml ont été collectés et amenés au laboratoire avec le substrat de développement de la plante (sable). Aucune des formulations issues des substrats sable, racines, feuilles, tiges et graines n’a affecté la mortalité des larves L2 et L3 de Maruca vitrata et aucune différence significative n’a été observée entre les traitements et le témoin. Quels que soient les traitements, le taux d’émergence des adultes est élevé ; ce qui signifie que la variation de la concentration de Mavi MNPV ne conditionne pas sa présence dans le sol, les tiges, les feuilles, les racines et les graines. Le biopesticide Mavi MNPV n’est pas persistant dans la nature.Mots clés : Niébé, Mavi MNPV, Maruca vitrata, Effet rémanent   English Title: Study of the residual effect of Mavi MNPV in a cowpea field Cowpea is one of the most important food legumes in all regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this research work was to study the persistence effect of Mavi Multinucleus polyhedrovirus (Mavi MNPV) after field harvest of the cowpea. The field was treated 5 times with Mavi MNPV biopesticide at seven days. Two weeks after harvest, two plants as well as the seeds from each treatment on each plot unit that received Mavi MNPV treatments of 107, 108 and 109 virions / ml were removed and brought to the laboratory with the plant development substrate (sand). None of the formulations from sand, root, leaf, stem and seed substrates did not affect the mortality of L2 and L3 larvae of Maruca vitrata and no significant difference was observed between treatments and control. Regardless of the treatments, the rate of emergence of adults is high; this means that the variation in the concentration of Mavi MNPV does not condition its presence in soil, stems, leaves, roots and seeds. Mavi MNPV biopesticide is not persistent in nature.Keywords: Cowpea, Mavi MNPV, Maruca vitrata, Residual effect.      

scholarly journals Genetics and Breeding for Drought Tolerance in Food Legumes

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajendra Darai ◽  
Professor BR Ojha ◽  
Dr. A. Sarker ◽  
Rabendra Sah
Keyword(s):  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Food Legumes

scholarly journals Abiotic Stresses: Alteration of Composition and Grain Quality in Food Legumes

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2238
Author(s):  
Sumi Sarkar ◽  
Marium Khatun ◽  
Farzana Mustafa Era ◽  
A. K. M. Mominul Islam ◽  
Md. Parvez Anwar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Stresses ◽  
Grain Quality ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Grain Composition ◽  
Food Legumes ◽  
The World ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
The Impact

Abiotic stresses varyingly affect the grain composition and quality of food legumes. This paper is aimed at discussing the impact of abiotic stresses on the grain composition and quality of food legumes. As protein is the main grain constituent of food legumes for which it is being consumed by humans as a cheap protein source, abiotic stresses such as heat, cold, drought, salinity and heavy metals alter this grain protein content in different dimensions for different food legumes. Moreover, other valuable constituents such as starch, soluble sugar, oil, fatty acid and fiber content are affected differently by the abiotic stresses. The diverse impact of these abiotic stresses ultimately declines the grain quality and yield of food legumes. As food legumes play a vital role in the nutritional diet of millions of people in the world and are occasionally denoted as the meat of poor people, it is important to recognize that the sustainable production of food legumes, even under various environmental stresses, has the potential to ensure protein security for people globally. Therefore, it has become a necessity to improve the productivity and quality of food legumes under abiotic stresses through proper crop management and improved breeding strategies, thus enhancing food and economic security to the farmers, particularly in the developing countries of the world.

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