Portuguese Common Bean Natural Variation Helps to Clarify the Genetic Architecture of the Legume's Nutritional Composition and Protein Quality.

ABSTRACT: Common bean is a nutritious food legume widely appreciated by consumers worldwide. It is a staple food in Latin America, and a component of the Mediterranean diet, being an affordable source of protein with high potential as a gourmet food. Breeding for nutritional quality, including both macro and micronutrients, and meeting organoleptic consumers' preferences is a difficult task which is facilitated by uncovering the genetic basis of related traits. This study explored the diversity of 106 Portuguese common bean accessions, under two contrasting environments, to gain insight into the genetic basis of nutritional composition (ash, carbohydrates, fat, fiber, moisture, protein, and resistant starch contents) and protein quality (amino acid contents and trypsin inhibitor activity) traits thr

SUBMITTER: Mendes FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8747538 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature