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... Microplastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems is a growing concern due to its potential influences on soil properties and crop growth. Little is known about the effects of microplastics on the microbiome in the rhizosphere. Here, we studied the effects of two types of microplastics (MPs), low density polyethylene (LDPE-MPs) and biodegradable microplastic (Bio-MPs) of poly-butylene-adipate-co-te ...
... Natural foods, such as whole pulses, are recommended in the dietary guidelines of the US and China. The plant cell wall structure in whole pulses has important implications for the nutritional functionalities of starch. In this study, garbanzo bean cells with varying degrees of cell wall integrity were subjected to dry heat treatment (DHT) and used to elucidate the food structure-starch digestion ...
Cristian Díaz-Muñoz; Dario Van de Voorde; Emmy Tuenter; Valérie Lemarcq; Davy Van de Walle; José Pedro Soares Maio; Alejandra Mencía; Carlos Eduardo Hernandez; Andrea Comasio; Eleni Sioriki; Stefan Weckx; Luc Pieters; Koen Dewettinck; Luc De Vuyst
... Hanseniaspora opuntiae is a commonly found yeast species in naturally fermenting cocoa pulp-bean mass, which needed in-depth investigation. The present study aimed at examining effects of the cocoa isolate H. opuntiae IMDO 040108 as part of three different starter culture mixtures compared with spontaneous fermentation, regarding microbial community, substrate consumption, and metabolite productio ...
... BACKGROUND: Anthracnose, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, increases losses in the production of common beans. As 1,3‐diazoles can act against fungi by inhibiting the enzyme squalene epoxidase (SE), 2‐aminoselenazoles and 2‐aminothiazoles were synthesized and subjected to tests with the fungus. In addition, the interactions of the most promising substances with the enzyme SE were ...
Juan Carlos Suárez; José Alexander Anzola; Amara Tatiana Contreras; Dina Luz Salas; José Iván Vanegas; Milan O. Urban; Stephen E. Beebe; Idupulapati M. Rao
Phaseolus vulgaris; Zea mays; acid soils; agronomic traits; agronomy; beans; continuous cropping; corn; experimental design; fertilizer application; grain yield; intercropping; land use; mineral fertilizers; organic fertilizers; production costs; Amazonia
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... Intercropping the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) with maize (Zea mays L.) is a widely used agronomic practice in smallholder farms in different regions of the world. Although it is a common practice in the Colombian Amazon region, crop yields are low due to the degradation of low fertility, acidic soil and high-temperature stress. Studies are needed on how the integration of genetically adapt ...
Ioannis Karavidas; Georgia Ntatsi; Vasiliki Vougeleka; Anestis Karkanis; Theodora Ntanasi; Costas Saitanis; Evgenios Agathokleous; Andreas Ropokis; Leo Sabatino; Fanny Tran; Pietro P. M. Iannetta; Dimitrios Savvas
... Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important legume for human consumption worldwide and an important source of vegetable protein, minerals, antioxidants, and bioactive compounds. The N₂-fixation capacity of this crop reduces its demand for synthetic N fertilizer application to increase yield and quality. Fertilization, yield, and quality of common bean may be optimised by several othe ...
acidity; agronomy; beans; beets; carbon; cation exchange capacity; electrical conductivity; exchangeable aluminum; long term effects; magnesium; pH; tillage; total nitrogen; Poland
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... The aim of the present study was to analyse the physicochemical properties and chemical composition of soil after years of applying varied tillage systems and pre-crops. The field experiments were carried out in Lipnik in Poland. The experiment was conducted over 25 years, with factor I–3 tillage systems: ploughing (A), ploughless (B) and direct sowing (C), factor II-pre-crop–1–faba bean, 2–sugar ...
beans; eggs; fish; food groups; food industry; hypertension; meat; risk; sodium; soy sauce; sweets; traditional technology; China
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... High-sodium intake is associated with the increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Monitoring and analyzing the sodium content in commercial food is instructive for reducing sodium intake in the general population. The sodium content of 4082 commercial foods across 12 food groups and 41 food categories was collected and analyzed, including 4030 pre-packaged foods and 52 artisanal ...
Francilene Lopes da Silva; Elaine Nascimento Aquino; Débora Costa da Cunha; Pedro Ricardo Vieira Hamann; Thales Bruno Magalhães; Andrei Stecca Steindorff; Cirano José Ulhoa; Eliane F. Noronha
... Trichoderma spp can colonize host plants protecting them from pathogen infection. This association is accomplished by an exchange of molecules secreted by both the host plant and symbiotic fungus. In the present work, using LC-MS/MS analysis, our research group described a list of proteins secreted by T. harzianum TR274 during association with common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). The main goal is to ...
... BACKGROUND: Breeding strategies to improve modern varieties having high yield, high nutritional value and resistance to biotic and abiotic stress, etc. is very important to make up for the food deficiencies. Molecular studies as a tool in breeding programs for the characterization of germplasm have been performed with several DNA marker systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the present study, the gen ...
Lorenzo Raggi; Luca C. Pacicco; Leonardo Caproni; Clara Álvarez-Muñiz; Külli Annamaa; Ana M. Barata; Diana Batir-Rusu; María J. Díez; Maarit Heinonen; Vojtěch Holubec; Shelagh Kell; Hrvoje Kutnjak; Helene Maierhofer; Gert Poulsen; Jaime Prohens; Parthenopi Ralli; Filomena Rocha; María L. Rubio Teso; Dan Sandru; Pietro Santamaria; Sarah Sensen; Olivia Shoemark; Salvador Soler; Silvia Străjeru; Imke Thormann; Jens Weibull; Nigel Maxted; Valeria Negri
... During the last century, the progressive substitution of landraces with modern, high yielding varieties, led to a dramatic reduction of in situ conserved crop diversity in Europe. Nowadays there is limited and scattered information on where landraces are cultivated. To fill this gap and lay the groundwork for a regional landrace in situ conservation strategy, information on more than 19,335 geo-re ...
... Tropical fruit and vegetable wastes become great potential natural resources of bioactive compounds for antimicrobial. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of antimicrobial extracted from tropical fruit and vegetable waste to inhibit foodborne pathogenic bacteria (Aeromonas hydrophilla, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus au ...
Elizabeth Nakhungu Wafula; Mercyline Onduso; Irene Njoki Wainaina; Carolien Buvé; Peter Kahenya Kinyanjui; Stephen Mwangi Githiri; Wouter Saeys; Daniel Ndaka Sila; Marc Hendrickx
... The presence of antinutrients in common beans negatively affects mineral bioavailability. Therefore, this study aimed to predict the antinutrient to mineral molar ratios (proxy-indicators of in vitro mineral bioavailability) of a wide range of raw bean types, using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Iron, zinc, phytate and tannin concentrations and, antinutrient to mineral molar ratios were determi ...
Apis mellifera; Helianthus annuus; United States Environmental Protection Agency; beans; ecotoxicology; honey bees; imidacloprid; indigenous species; models; passion fruits; pesticide application; pesticide law; research; risk; risk assessment; tomatoes; Brazil
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... All across the world, different countries use Ecological risk assessments (ERA) of pesticides to pollinators as a regulatory tool to understand the safety of pesticide use in agriculture. However, pesticide application is still recognized as one of the main stress factors causing a decline in the global population of bees. In all ERA procedures, the effects of pesticides on the honey bee species A ...
... This study attempted to learn the association between maternal betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT) gene polymorphisms, maternal dietary habits, and their interactions with the risk of ventricular septal defects (VSD) in offspring. A total of 426 mothers of VSD children and 740 control mothers were included in the study. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the level of associations a ...
beans; cohort studies; confidence interval; maternal nutrition; odds ratio; pregnancy; principal component analysis; red meat; rice; risk; weight gain; China
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... The reported associations of maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy with gestational weight gain are inconsistent, especially among the less studied Asian Chinese populations. In a prospective pre-birth cohort study conducted in northern China, we determined the associations between maternal dietary patterns and the probability of excess gestational weight gain (EGWG) among 1026 pregnant women ...
... Bacillus subtilis can mitigate crop growth and yield under heat stress. We studied whether these benefits can be reproduced in the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). We hypothesized that B. subtilis strains AP-3 and AP-12 could improve bean crop performance under heat stress. Heat stress consisted of cultivation at 35 °C compared to pots at 25 °C in controlled environment chambers. Treatments we ...
... The current knowledge of bean plants microbiome is far from being complete. Unraveling the complexity of the bacterial communities within common bean cultivars that may significantly contribute to plant health, growth and protection against soil pathogens, represents a major challenge. In this study, the richness and composition of the bacterial communities from bean plant rhizospheres and control ...
... Effective extension systems are vital to smallholder agriculture. Education on sustainable management involves complex interactions and communication flows among information providers and practitioners. Farmer practice is often overlooked within extension knowledge systems, resulting in incompatible recommendations and barriers to sustainable agriculture. This study investigates the diversity of s ...
... Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important legume crop in Israel and heavily relies on S-metolachlor for weed control. Pre-emergence (PRE) treatment of pendimethalin can also be used for this crop, however, such application results with suboptimal weed control results. This study aimed to evaluate crop safety and weed control efficacy of pendimethalin applied by pre-plant soil incorporati ...
Charles Halerimana; Samuel Kyamanywa; Samuel Olaboro; Pamela Paparu; Stanley T. Nkalubo; John Colvin; Robert A. Cheke; Darren J. Kriticos; Michael H. Otim
... Bean leaf beetles (Ootheca spp.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) are one of Africa’s most important pests of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Roots, leaves, floral parts, and young pods are all attacked, leading to a considerable loss in grain yield. In Uganda, there are no comprehensive prescribed management strategies for bean leaf beetles, but farmers typically try to control the pest by de ...
... Field beans (Vicia faba L.) are the most extensively grown grain legume in the UK but their contribution to farming and food systems could be improved if their yields were enhanced. Average on‐farm bean yields have varied between 3 and 4 t ha⁻¹ for four decades but with much variation between individual crops. A “Bean Yield Enhancement Network” (Bean YEN) was initiated in 2019, supported by indust ...
... The present study is region specific carried out to see the relation of bean anthracnose with weather in Kashmir and also to assess the yield loss in bean vis-a-vis anthracnose. Such studies form basis for deciding disease suppressive crop geometry and also sowing date alterations besides helping in disease predictions. The yield loss study in particular reveals the importance of a disease before ...
Fernando de Souza Buzo; Emariane Satin Mortinho; Thais Lana Lobo Santana; Izabela Militão Garcia; Caroline Lopes Monteiro de Carvalho; Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho
... It is widely accepted that mycorrhizal fungi increase phosphate fertilization efficiency. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of reduced phosphorus applications and inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on the nutrition and initial growth of the carioca-type common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L). The study was conducted at the Faculty of Engineering of Ilha Solteira, ...
... Crop rotations and residue management contribute to the sustainability of the soil and environment and reduction of fertiliser use. However, appropriate crop and residue level combinations have yet to be determined to maximise productivity, while ensuring the preservation of soil resources in different agricultural production systems. The experiment evaluated production and soil chemical propertie ...
Anser fabalis; acoustics; beans; flight; lakes; water birds
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... Wild animals are vulnerable to environmental noise. In wetlands, wintering waterbirds are easily disturbed by ship noises; however, the behavioral changes of waterbirds in response to different levels of noise are unclear. We simulated the acoustic environment created by ship movement to investigate the effects of ship noise on foraging, vigilance, and flight behaviors of the wintering bean goose ...
... Pseudomonas viridiflava was originally reported as a bean pathogen, and subsequently as a wide-host range pathogen affecting numerous plants species. In addition, several authors have reported the epiphytic presence of this bacterium in “non-host plants”, which may act as reservoir of P. viridiflava and source of inoculum for crops. A new biotype of this bacterium, showing an atypical LOPAT profil ...
ash content; beans; biofuels; biomass; bulk density; business enterprises; charcoal; energy; energy poverty; food waste; markets; pineapples; sanitation; sludge; soil; waste management; water content; wood; Uganda
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... This study explored the production and evaluation of briquettes made from dried fecal sludge mixed with fresh food waste as a dual strategy to solve energy poverty and poor sanitation problems in Ugandan slums. Cylindrical briquettes measuring 82 mm height by 76 mm diameter were produced from dried fecal sludge (FS) alone, and FS mixed separately with pineapple peels (FS + PP), charcoal fines (FS ...
... The occurrence of biological contaminants in common beans is a challenge for food safety, as they can affect the bean at different points in the production chain. Their presence can result in damage to the health of consumers through their direct toxic effect or by promoting nutritional deficiencies, in addition to decreasing the crop yield that has an economic impact. In this article, the informa ...
... Soluble bio-based substances (SBS) may be isolated from the anaerobic digestate of the organic humid fraction of urban waste; from the whole vegetable compost made from gardening residues and from the compost obtained after aerobic digestion of a mixture of urban waste digestate, gardening residues and sewage sludge. These SBS can be used as sustainable and efficient plant biostimulants in alterna ...
... Botrytis cinerea is a broad‐host‐range necrotrophic phytopathogen responsible for serious diseases in leading crops. To facilitate infection, B. cinerea secretes a large number of effectors that induce plant cell death. In screening secretome data of B. cinerea during infection stage, we identified a phytotoxic protein (BcSSP2) that can also induce immune resistance in plants. BcSSP2 is a small, c ...
... Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production in the humid tropics may increase if less predictable rainfall becomes a serious seed yield constraint in traditional areas of production. The successful production of common bean will require the effective management of common bean diseases favored by hot and humid conditions. Web blight (WB), caused by Thanatephorus cucumeris (Frank) Donk, is a seri ...
Lucas Eduardo de Oliveira Aparecido; João A Lorençone; Pedro A Lorençone; Glauco de Souza Rolim; Kamila C de Meneses; José R da Silva Cabral de Moraes; Guilherme B Torsoni
Coffea arabica; agriculture; air; air temperature; beans; climate; decision making; evapotranspiration; meteorological data; sanitary and phytosanitary regulations; thermometers; Brazil
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... BACKGROUND: The loss of coffee leaves caused by the attack of pests and diseases significantly reduces its production and bean quality. Thus this study aimed to estimate foliation for regions with the highest production of arabica coffee in Brazil using nonlinear models as a function of climate. A 25‐year historical series (1995–2019) of Coffea arabica foliation (%) data was obtained by the Procaf ...
... Cooking conditions influenced the microstructure, bioactive compounds, and biological activities of adzuki beans. In comparison to boiling, saturated steam under pressure in an autoclave caused more potential bioactive substances in beans to be released. Potential bioactive compound content and antioxidant activities of cooked beans and cooking water from autoclaving for 60 min and 10 min (A60 and ...
... Phytophthora root and stem rot of soybean caused by Phytophthora sojae is a destructive disease affecting soybean production worldwide. In nature, soybean is the only economically important cultivated host of P. sojae. The aim of this study was to explain different resistance mechanisms to P. sojae in nonhost common bean and host soybean as a basis for the control of Phytophthora root and stem rot ...
... Genetic resistance is the main strategy to control Fusarium wilt in common bean. Despite this, few studies have focused on defense mechanisms involved in bean resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. phaseoli (Fop). Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the changes in xylem morphology and involvement of phenylpropanoid compounds and their biosynthetic enzymes in bean resistance against Fop. ...
... Intraspecific recurrent selection in V. vinifera is an effective method for breeding of high quality, disease-, cold-, and drought-resistance grapes. Exploring the optimal treatment methods for grape (V. vinifera) seeds can help to accelerate the process of intraspecific recurrent selection and improve breeding efficiency. In this study, seeds of six V. vinifera varieties were used as experimental ...
Diana Villegas-Coronado; Ana María Guzman-Partida; Emmanuel Aispuro-Hernandez; Luz Vazquez-Moreno; José Ángel Huerta-Ocampo; José Andre-i Sarabia-Sainz; Nayelli Guadalupe Teran-Saavedra; Christian Minjarez-Osorio; Reina Castro-Longoria; Amir Maldonado; Irlanda Lagarda-Diaz
... Prohibitin (PHB) is a highly conserved eukaryotic protein complex involved in multiple cellular processes. In insects, PHB has been identified as a potential target protein to insecticidal molecules acting as a receptor of PF2 insecticidal lectin in the midgut of Zabrotes subfasciatus larvae (bean pest) and Cry protein of Bacillus thuringiensis in Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle) ...
beans; coffee beans; principal component analysis; research; sensory evaluation; China
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... Yunnan Province is the major coffee cultivation region in China, and coffee beans produced in Yunnan account for approximately 99% of the total national coffee production. So far, the sensory properties of Yunnan coffee have not been subjected to descriptive analysis. Here, we selected 25 representative coffee bean samples that are produced in different cultivation areas of Yunnan and with differe ...
... Amongst the fungi that cause damage to common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and are disseminated by seeds, Colletotrichum lindemuthianum stands out. This fungus causes anthracnose in common bean plants. The use of natural compounds, for example essential oils (EO), is a viable and safer option than chemicals to manage this disease. According to the results of the in vitro assay, we observed complete i ...
... In Iran, farmers sow common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from mid-April to early July. We used different sowing times to mimick the changing conditions expected under climate change to assess future herbicide efficacy. Filed experiments were carried out during 2016–2018 in split plot arrangements with main plots of moisture regimes (MR) consisting of 100, 80, 60% of bean water requirement, and sub ...
... Increasing heat-stress conditions, rising evaporative demand and shifting rainfall patterns may have multifaceted impacts on Cambodia's agricultural systems, including vegetable production. Concurrently, domestic vegetable supply is highly seasonal and inadequate to meet the domestic food demand, which consequently poses risks to food security locally, particularly in rural areas. This study asses ...
... The pulse beetle Callosobruchus maculatus causes potential damage to legume crops by infesting the seeds, leading to a reduction of total protein content. Arcelin found in the wild accessions of the common bean, is an insecticidal protein that has the potency to hamper the metabolism of the bruchid beetle. The arcelin gene from the wild accession of Phaseolus lunatus was isolated and the ORF encod ...
Emariane Satin Mortinho; Arshad Jalal; Carlos Eduardo da Silva Oliveira; Guilherme Carlos Fernandes; Nathália Cristina Marchiori Pereira; Poliana Aparecida Leonel Rosa; Vagner do Nascimento; Marco Eustáquio de Sá; Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho
... Given the hypothesis that co-inoculation with plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) enhances the beneficial effects of Rhizobium tropici with greater mineral nutrition, optimizes biological nitrogen fixation and reduces use of fertilizers in bean plants, the objective of this research was to evaluate the synergistic effects of Rhizobium tropici associated with Azospirillum brasilense, Bacillus su ...
Rafael de Almeida Leite; Lucas César Martins; Luan Valladares dos Santos França Ferreira; Ernandes Silva Barbosa; Bruno Jose Rodrigues Alves; Jerri Edson Zilli; Adelson Paulo Araújo; Ederson da Conceição Jesus
... Some strains of Bradyrhizobium benefit the biological N₂ fixation (BNF) and growth of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) when co-inoculated with Rhizobium tropici under greenhouse conditions. Here, we evaluated the benefit of Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens strain CPAC 7 co-inoculated with Rhizobium tropici strain CIAT 899 on common bean in the field. Three Bradyrhizobium strains were co-inoculate ...
... A comprehensive examination of the physical and cup quality of Kafa Biosphere Reserve coffees was essential to identify the inherent qualities of the coffees in connection with the area’s soil physical and chemical characteristics. As a result, preliminary coffee quality data was acquired from bean physical and cup quality examination of coffees derived through a three-stage nested design combinin ...
... Discrepancies in the published research as to the attraction of the economically important pest western flower thrips (WFT) to different colours confounds the optimisation of field traps for pest management purposes. We considered whether the different experimental conditions of independent studies could have contributed to this. Therefore, the behavioural response (i.e., landings) to different co ...
... Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum is a devastating disease of common beans in North Western Himalayas. Efficacy of 6 fungicides, 7 bioagents and 4 botanicals was evaluated under in vitro conditions against C. lindemuthianum. Of which, the most effective chemicals, bioagents and botanicals were evaluated further under in vivo conditions. Fungicides viz., Nativo, Folicur, and SAAF; ...
Phaseolus vulgaris; absorption; alpha-amylase; beans; chemical structure; diabetes; dietary supplements; digestion; mechanism of action; obesity; phytotherapy; protein-protein interactions; research
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... Overweight and obesity are constantly increasing, not only in Western countries but also in low‐middle‐income ones. The decrease of both the intake of carbohydrates and their assimilation are among the main dietary strategies to counter these conditions. α‐Amylase, a key enzyme involved in the digestion of carbohydrates, is the target enzyme to reduce the absorption rate of carbohydrates. α‐Amylas ...
... Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) represents one of the most famous foods with antiobesity activity showing a significant efficacy against fat accumulation, insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia. In this work, two Italian varieties of common bean, i.e., Tondino del Tavo and Cannellino Bio, from the centre of Italy were studied to characterise their phenolic profile by HPLC-PDA in relation to differe ...
Bacteroidetes; Firmicutes; adults; bean flour; beans; cecum; chemical composition; dietary fiber; feces; genes; high fat diet; intestinal microorganisms; propylthiouracil; protein hydrolysates; species diversity; thyroid hormones
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... Common bean has the potential to improve gut microbiota function due to its chemical composition and content of dietary fiber. This study evaluated the effect of cooked common bean (CCB) flour and its protein hydrolysate as part of a high-fat diet (HFD) added with 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (10 mg/kg/d), an inhibitor of thyroid hormone synthesis, on gut health of BALB/c mice. Forty-eight adult mice wer ...
... The genus of Trichoderma are mostly found in soil. Trichoderma species are known as probiotic with biocontrol and biofertilizer activity. They are producers of secondary metabolites like volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with antifungal, antibacterial, and growth promoter properties. Trichoderma VOCs can induce resistance to plant pathogens leading to improved plant growth and health. In this stud ...
... Developing alternatives to the chemical weeding process usually carried out in vegetable crop farming is necessary in order to reach a more sustainable agriculture. However, a precise mechanical weeding requires specific sensors and advanced computer vision algorithms to process crop and weed discrimination in real-time. In this paper we propose an algorithm able to detect, locate, and track the s ...
... BACKGROUND: The recently developed Robusta coffee wilt disease resistant (CWD‐r) varieties in Uganda outperform the local landraces, both in yield and resilience. However, their uptake has been slow due to limited information on their cup worth. This study profiled the cup worth of the five most commonly grown CWD‐r across the Lake Victoria Crescent, Western Mid‐altitude farmland and Central Woode ...
... Common bean is extensively grown and consumed worldwide and it is considered a nutraceutical food and an important source of protein. Leaf spot is one of the most devastating diseases of common bean in tropical and subtropical production areas. In May 2021, this destructive disease was observed in the Guizhou Province of China and resulted in serious economic losses for local agricultural producti ...
... Organic materials have a nonreplaceable role to improve soil quality and productivity. Yet, processes related to decomposition and nutrient supply capacity are restricted under nutrient-depleted soils. Thus, a field experiment was conducted to evaluate the decomposition rate of leaf litter mixtures treated with mineral nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), and sulfur (S) fertilizer in the form of NPS (19 ...
... Malate dehydrogenase (MDH) genes play a very important role in different metabolic pathways and have been studied in many plant species so far. However the genome-wide study of the MDH family has not yet been carried out in the common bean. For this reason, the MDH family has been characterized in depth at both gene and protein levels and several bioinformatics methods have been used. As a result, ...
... In this study, a series of novel mesoionic pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidinone compounds containing a natural skeleton indole were designed and synthesized, and the insecticidal activities of the target compounds were tested. The results showed that the target compounds had good to excellent insecticidal activities against white-backed planthoppers (Sogatella furcifera) and bean aphids (Aphis craccivora). A ...
... Two near complete polerovirus genomes were assembled using high throughput sequencing (HTS) data from two separate samples of garlic cultivar ‘Glenlarge’ grown in Gatton, Queensland, Australia. Whole genome sequence comparisons showed that one contig shared 96.7% nucleotide identity with phasey bean mild yellows virus (MT966032.1) and the other, 99.8% nucleotide identity with turnip yellows virus ...
... This study was conducted to investigate the minimum doses of the imazamox active ingredient (ai) that provide satisfactory efficacy (>90%) against fat hen (Chenopodium album L.) and common cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium L.). These two weeds are among the most troublesome weeds of bean fields. The minimum dose studies were carried out separately in the 2–4 and 6–8 true leaf stages of both weeds. Th ...
... Aflatoxin B1 (AFB₁) is considered as the most prevalent and toxic mycotoxin in food, and is the indispensable index in the monitoring of Pixian Douban, a traditional chinese fermented bean paste from Sichuan. However, the effeciency of AFB₁ detection in Pixian Douban is influenced by the traditional extraction, which is usually complex and time consuming. Therefore, an aptamer-based magnetic solid ...
... Soybean is a legume that is grown worldwide for its edible bean. Intra-row weeds greatly hinder the normal growth of soybeans. The continuous emergence of herbicide-resistant weeds and the increasing labor costs of weed control are affecting the profitability of growers. The existing cultivation technology cannot control the weeds in the crop row which are highly competitive with the soybean in ea ...
... Fungal phytopathogens require different skills to infect plants and complete their lifecycle. Some proteins in fungi are essential for pathogenesis and their expression is regulated by epigenetic mechanisms via chromatin-remodeling. Macrophomina phaseolina is an important phytopathogenic fungus that leads to considerable losses of different crops, especially during drought conditions. Some biologi ...
... Sympatric Chinese-wintering Eastern Tundra Bean Geese (Anser fabalis serrirostris, ETBG) breed in two widely separated Arctic areas (Central Russian Arctic and Anadyr region); South Korean-wintering birds (Chaun-South Korea) breed in a third discrete area between these two. Such winter/summer segregation likely structures the population, potentially resulting in distinct migration patterns and hab ...
Suryakant A. Patil; Pramod D. Kumbhar; Sandip K. Patil; Madagonda M. Vadiyar; Umesh P. Suryawanshi; Chitra L. Jambhale; Mansing A. Anuse; Jin H. Kim; Sanjay S. Kolekar
... The bio-inspired synthesis of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles using a common kitchen waste, Bengal gram bean (Cicer arietinum L.) extract (BGBE) for enhanced adsorption of toxic indigo carmine dye is reported. Synthesised adsorbent was characterised by FTIR, FE-SEM, XRD, BET and XPS to understand its meticulous properties. The Fe₃O₄ adsorbent shows fascinating surface area of 78.61 m² g⁻¹ with a pore volume o ...
... The present study was undertaken to analyze the impact of germination (NBG) and hydrothermal cooking (NBHTC) on the nutritional profile and physicochemical, functional and microstructural properties of Nitta bean (Parkia timoriana) (NBR) seeds. Results demonstrated that the highest crude protein and fat content could be found in NBG and NBHTC, whereas the ash content was significantly higher in NB ...
... Heavy metal contamination is a serious threat for terrestrial ecosystems. Thus, they could be accumulated in living organisms leading consequently to harmful consequences. In this context, the present work aims to evaluate the effects of four increasing Nickel (Ni) nominal concentrations (T: 0 mg/kg, C1: 150 mg/kg, C2: 250 mg/kg, C3: 500 mg/kg) on agronomic and biochemical parameters in bean (Vici ...
... Conservation agriculture with use of crop rotations and residue management provides many benefits to the soil and environment, which vary depending on climatic and soil conditions, crops between of the rotation, and the amount of incorporated residue. The present study evaluated the effect of two medium-term of canola (Brassica napus L.)-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. ...
... The bean bug, Riptortus pedestris, is a polyphagous insect that feeds primarily on leguminous plants, especially soybean (Glycine max). Although the bean bug is an economically important pest of soybean, little is known about how the insect locates soybean fields. In this study, we examined the electroantennogram responses of R. pedestris to soybean volatiles and examined the behavioral responses ...
... Gelatinized adzuki-bean cake (commonly known as Yokan or Yanggaeng) is one of Asia's favorite bean snacks. This product as a continuous phase structure, which is embedded with the dispersed phase formed by adzuki bean paste, which is prepared by the combination of agar and sugar. The gel characteristics of gelatinized adzuki-bean cake are influenced by the physical properties of agar, sugar, and t ...
Ladyslene C. Paula; Ailton C. Lemes; Erika Valencia-Mejía; Bruna R. Moreira; Thiago S. Oliveira; Ivan T.N. Campos; Hiasmin F.S. Neri; Claudio Brondani; Paulo C. Ghedini; Karla A. Batista; Katia F. Fernandes
... Aiming to understand the impact of hardening on the biological potential of bean protein and peptides, we evaluated the antioxidant and vasorelaxant properties of common beans after and before hardening. It was also evaluated the effect of extrusion and autoclaving in the biological potential of hardened beans. In general, hardening caused a reduction from 13.5 to 39.6% on the antioxidant activity ...
... Storage conditions influence the nutritive value and quality of many legumes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of beans stored under hermetic conditions as a strategy for preserving the quality of beans post-harvest. Three bean varieties [Rosecoco, small red (Wairimu)], and red mottled (Nyayo)] were adjusted to three moisture levels (12%, 15% and 18%) and stored in hermetic bags a ...
... Soybean residue (SR) is a by-product of bean product processing with potential usefulness as a fermentation medium. However, the fermentation efficiency of SR is limited due to its low reducing sugar content. In this study, a method of microwave radiation combined with cellulase hydrolysis (MCH) was developed to increase the reducing sugar content of SR, and the effect of treated SR on fermentatio ...
acetoin; aromatic compounds; beans; chocolate; fermentation; food science; sensory properties; solar drying; volatile compounds; water content
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... Cocoa pod-opening delay and bean fermentation promote the organoleptic quality of chocolate. The present research investigated the changes in the volatile fingerprint of cocoa harvested at a traditional plantation. Cocoa beans extracted from 2-days pod-opening delay were simultaneously fermented for 5 days using container and then sun-dried to 7–8% moisture content at five different locations: Ako ...
... This study explored how a thermophilic microbial agent altered nitrogen transformation, nitrogen functional genes, and bacterial communities during bean dregs composting with (T) and without (CK) a thermophilic microbial agent for 15 days. The results showed that the maximum temperature in T reached 73 °C and remained above 70 °C for 8 days, while that in CK was only 65 °C. The pH in T had essenti ...
beans; bound water; dietary fiber; rehydration; slurries; temperature; viscosity; water distribution
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... The bean dregs were treated by ultrafine grinding (U), high pressure (HP), microwave (M), high temperature cooking (HTC) and their combination techniques (U-HP, U-M and U-HTC). The water distribution, viscosity, stability, rheological properties and chrominance and whiteness of bean dregs were analyzed. The results showed that the combination treatments of U-HP, U-M and U-HTC greatly reduced the v ...
... Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is one of the most important legumes for human consumption. It is highly adaptable to different edaphoclimatic conditions, being an important crop in addressing global food security challenges. The common bean production segment has undergone an intense technological advance, with a focus on the use of technologies to increase the availability of nitrogen (N) and t ...
... Maize is Germany’s most important fodder and energy crop. However, pure maize cultivation has ecological disadvantages. Moreover, its yield is low in crude protein, an important feed quality parameter. Maize–bean intercropping can potentially address both issues. A bean variety specially developed for intercropping was first introduced in 2016. Using this variety, a network of institutions conduct ...
bean flour; beans; crude fiber; diet; food security; nutrient content; nutrient deficiencies; protein energy malnutrition; pumpkins; sensory evaluation; temperature; wheat
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... The utilization of vegetables with supplementation of cereals and pulses plays a vital role in improving protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency. Therefore, the study aimed to develop biscuits from pumpkin, common bean, and wheat composite flour with better physicochemical properties and sensory acceptability. All quality parameters were evaluated by using an official standard pro ...
... Captive propagation has become an important tool in the conservation of imperiled freshwater mussels. Previous studies provide conflicting results about the effects of food abundance on survival and growth of juvenile mussels in aquaculture, and the extent to which growth in the hatchery reflects growth in the wild is unknown. We evaluated the effects of abundance of an algal-based diet on surviva ...
... Soybean (Glycine max) is a superior plant food known as the miracle golden bean due to its treasure trove of inexpensive and superior protein to high-priced meat protein. Tofu is typically thought of as a salt or acid-coagulated water-based gel containing soy lipids and proteins trapped within its gel networks. Sprouted tofu is easier to digest and contains more nutrients than regular tofu. The pu ...
... This study aimed to evaluate the potential of 10%, 20%, and 30% of raw (ARF) and germinated (AGF) ayocote bean flour as a partial substitute for wheat flour in breadmaking. Substitution with both ayocote bean flours modified the water absorption and development time while maintaining the dough stability. Supplemented breads had 13%, 51%, and 132% higher protein, mineral, and crude fiber content, r ...
Nancy A. Godínez-Garrido; Jorge A. Torres-Castillo; Juan G. Ramírez-Pimentel; Jorge Covarrubias-Prieto; Francisco Cervantes-Ortiz; Cesar L. Aguirre-Mancilla
... In seed technology, the use of biocompatible materials, such as chitosan, has been demonstrated to improve the germination process and establishment of seedlings. This research is focused on the effect of a chitosan coating on the germination and development of sesame and bean plantlets. The seeds were treated with different coating techniques and combinations of chitosan: chitosan solutions at 0. ...
... The type and amount of salt present in water determine the suitability of water for irrigation. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different salt sources (SS) and different salinity levels (SLs) in irrigation water on photosynthetic capacity, emergence and seedling growth parameters of eight bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes (G). The experiment was designed as a three-facto ...
... Like other plant compartments, the seed harbors a microbiome. The members of the seed microbiome are the first to colonize a germinating seedling, and they may initiate the trajectory of microbiome assembly for the next plant generation. Therefore, the members of the seed microbiome are important for the dynamics of plant microbiome assembly and the vertical transmission of potentially beneficial ...
... PURPOSE: Okara is a solid waste of soybean-processed foods; it is normally used as a low-priced product, such as fertiliser and feed. An alternative method for the convertion of okara to valorized products is required. METHODS: This research employed Rhizopus azygosporus with fast-growing property to ferment bean dregs using solid-state fermentation technology and examined the functional compositi ...
... African yam bean has immense food and nutrition potential and is resilient to adverse environmental conditions. Despite its potential, the crop is underutilized, which could be attributed to seed hardness (requiring about 6–24 hours of cooking time); and the abundance of antinutrient factors (tannin, phytate, and oxalate). This study evaluated the physical (seed hardness, cooking time) and chemica ...
Bean common mosaic virus; Phaseolus vulgaris; beans; germplasm; heritability; plant architecture; Himalayan region; India
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... Kashmir Himalayas abounds in bean genetic resources with adaptive capacity and better quality. In the present study 110 common bean germplasm accessions were evaluated between 2019-2021 for yield traits as well as for BCMV resistance. BCMV is the most common and most destructive disease of beans and can cause a yield loss as high as 100%. Substantial variability was recorded in the material as dep ...
... The objective of this study is to characterize Carioca bean starch extract from selected cultivars and harvests in different crop years. The starch is analyzed for amylose content, granule morphology, thermal transition (gelatinization and dissociation of retrograded starch), pasting properties, and in vitro digestibility. Carioca bean starch presents high levels of amylose, ranging from 40.06% to ...
... The purpose of this research was to explore the control of common bean root rot disease caused by Fusarium solani by the bacterial strain CTA8689 under in vitro and greenhouse conditions. The strain CTA8689 was isolated from common bean root and identified as Achromobacter xylosoxidans using 16S rDNA sequence, morphological and physiological characteristics. The strain CTA8689 suppressed the mycel ...
... Common bean is the most important pulse crops worldwide and in Ethiopia for its multipurpose uses. However, common bean production and productivity is mainly constrained by common bacterial blight (CBB) and angular leaf spot (ALS) diseases. Identifying and using resistant common bean genotypes is the best option to reduce the impact of such bacterial and fungal diseases. Field experiments were car ...
... It is well-known that eating highly nutritious foods has health benefits which may include the prevention of diabetes, heart disease, cancers and other diseases. We examined five yard-long bean cultivars commonly grown in Bangladesh to determine their quality and nutritional composition in terms of carbohydrates, protein, moisture content, fat, ash, sugar crude fiber, as well as their average conc ...
... Deep sewage discharge leads to inestimable damage to the ambient water (lakes, oceans and reservoirs), which has caused widespread social concern. In the current paper, a three‐dimensional (3D) buoyancy plume model for deep sewage discharge was developed. It simulates sediment‐laden flow with the effects of temperature and salinity differences. Taking the turbulent diffusion coefficient of salinit ...
Harriet Ibbett; Leejiah Dorward; Asri A. Dwiyahreni; Julia P. G. Jones; Joseph Kaduma; Edward M. Kohi; Jesca Mchomvu; Karlina Prayitno; Humairah Sabiladiyni; Stephen Sankeni; Andie Wijaya Saputra; Jatna Supriatna; Freya A. V. St John
beans; compliance; educational status; models; social sciences; wildlife; wildlife management; Indonesia; Tanzania
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... Conservation increasingly relies on social science tools to understand human behavior. Specialized questioning techniques (SQTs) are a suite of methods designed to reduce bias in social surveys and are widely used to collect data on sensitive topics, including compliance with conservation rules. Most SQTs have been developed in Western, industrialized, educated, rich, and democratic countries, mea ...
... The structural, energetic, and mechanical characteristics of cellulose were evaluated through molecular dynamic simulation on atomic scale in view of different applications. This research standardized the processing variables for the extraction of cellulose nanocrystals obtained from bean forage; the optimal conditions for the alkaline and bleaching treatments were: NaOH 1.75% w/w for 8.5 h with a ...
... The effects of fermentation on the in vitro estimated glycemic index (eGI) values of probiotic‐rich bean powders were investigated. The main nutrients in the probiotic‐rich bean powders after fermentation were not significantly reduced. The results showed that fermentation led to the reduction of the eGI values of bean powder in experiments with in vitro digestion. It was considered to correlate p ...
Lawrence O. Ochieng; Joshua O. Ogendo; Philip K. Bett; Jane G. Nyaanga; Erick K. Cheruiyot; Richard M. S. Mulwa; Sarah E. J. Arnold; Steven R. Belmain; Philip C. Stevenson
... Botanical insecticides offer an environmentally benign insect pest management option for field crops with reduced impacts on natural enemies of pests and pollinators while botanically rich field margins can augment their abundance. Here, we evaluated the non‐target effects on natural enemies and pest control efficacy on bean aphids in Lablab of three neem‐ and pyrethrum‐based botanical insecticide ...
... Optimizing the productivity and efficiency of cereal–legume intercropping through exploiting differences in nitrogen (N) acquisition of the two crops is crucial in Mediterranean areas. A two-year field study was conducted in Central Italy to determine how N fertilization rate affected forage and grain production as well as intercropping efficiency in a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and field bean (V ...
... Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum [Trin.] A. Camus) is an annual C₄ grass of Asian origin whose native range includes India, Pakistan, Nepal, China, Korea, and Japan (Cole et al. 2004). In China, it is mainly distributed south of the Yangtze River, and is an important weed in autumn-maturing dryland crops, orchards, tea gardens, and plantations. With its high shade tolerance, it also invades fores ...
... Collards (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) are grown throughout the United States. Hydroponic greens are more common now due to technological advances lowering the cost and increasing the efficacy of production. In January 2021, a 325 m² indoor hydroponic farm opened to provide fresh produce for a school in Los Angeles County, CA. Three-week-old collard seedlings were purchased from a local nurser ...