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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bayou Bunkura Allito, Nana Ewusi-Mensah, Vincent Logah, Demelash Kefale Hunegnaw
Summary: The study showed that inoculation with rhizobium can significantly increase nodulation and biomass production of faba bean in both greenhouse and field conditions. The interaction between location, strain, and variety has significant effects on nodulation, dry matter production, and partitioning.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Qingqing Li, Yao Huang, Xingqian Zhang, Zhendong Qin, Cuiyun Zou, Xiaohong Tan, Xi Xie, Shaowen Liang, Li Lin
Summary: The addition of faba beans to the diet of tilapia improved fish crispiness and firmness, but also had negative effects on growth performance and physiological indices. The inclusion of faba beans in the diet resulted in a decrease in body weight and growth rate, as well as an increase in liver and visceral indices. The study also found that faba beans affected muscle fiber density and diameter, but had no significant effect on enzyme activity.
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Environmental Sciences
Omima M. El-Mahdy, Heba Mohamed, Asmaa M. Mogazy
Summary: Phytoremediation is an important method for managing soil pollution. This study investigated the biosorption ability of Aspergillus niger and Penicillium chrysosporium under heavy metal stress on faba bean plants. The fungi were found to enhance plant growth and reduce heavy metal toxicity, making them potential candidates for sustainable agriculture in heavy metal-contaminated areas.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Agronomy
Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef, Md. Tahjib-Ul-Arif, Mohammad Saidur Rhaman
Summary: Exogenous application of IAA can enhance salt tolerance in faba beans by promoting growth, improving osmotic protection, enhancing mineral balance, reducing Na+ accumulation in roots, increasing nodulation, and improving antioxidant enzyme activity, thereby alleviating the antagonistic effects of salt stress.
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Plant Sciences
Amira K. Nasrallah, Mohamed A. M. Atia, Reem M. Abd El-Maksoud, Maimona A. Kord, Ahmed S. Fouad
Summary: This study highlights the role of salt priming in mitigating salt stress on faba bean. It was found that salt shock resulted in negative effects on growth, photosynthetic pigments, and yield, accompanied by increased generation of H2O2 and lipid peroxidation. However, priming with increasing concentrations of NaCl improved plant defense mechanisms, including enhanced expression of GSH-related genes, proline accumulation, and antioxidant enzymes, thereby reducing the detrimental effects of salt shock on growth and yield.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shu-Cheng Duan, Soon-Jae Kwon, Seok-Hyun Eom
Summary: The study compared the effects of different thermal treatments on the nutritional value of faba bean leaves and seeds, showing that dry heat maintained the nutritional attributes while steaming significantly degraded the values of the leaves. The contents of L-dopa, Vc, TP, and TF in the leaves were positively correlated with antioxidant activity, while only L-dopa content in the seeds showed a positive correlation with antioxidant activity.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ahmed O. Warsame, Nicholas Michael, Donal M. O'Sullivan, Paola Tosi
Summary: This study investigated the proteomic profile of developing faba bean seeds and found that proteins related to cell growth, division, and metabolism were most abundant in early growth stages, while seed storage proteins began to accumulate from 45 days after pollination. The relative abundance of seed proteins showed distinct temporal accumulation trends among protein classes.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Remote Sensing
Yuxing Cui, Yishan Ji, Rong Liu, Weiyu Li, Yujiao Liu, Zehao Liu, Xuxiao Zong, Tao Yang
Summary: By using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based dual-sensor (RGB and multi-spectral) data, rapid and accurate estimation of faba bean yield can be achieved. Support vector machine, ridge regression, partial least squares regression, and k-nearest neighbor algorithms were used for yield estimation, and fusion data from different growth periods were utilized to enhance the estimation accuracy.
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Agronomy
Zakaria Islem Ziche, Amel Souhila Belouchrani, Nadjib Drouiche
Summary: Due to climate change, salt stress and water stress are limiting agricultural production and threatening food security. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different concentrations of NaCl on the morphological and physiological parameters of Faba bean. The results showed that there was no significant decrease in all the studied parameters of Faba bean at the highest salt concentration (S3 = 8.8 g/l). However, a small increase was observed in fresh and dry weight, as well as leaf surface, at a lower salt concentration (S1 = 1.4 g/l). The leaf proline content did not vary significantly among the different salinity levels. It can be concluded that the Reina mora variety of Vicia faba L. can tolerate the salt stress induced by the NaCl concentrations used in this experiment.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chaowen Zhang, Xuan Ou, Jingyi Wang, Zhaoling Wang, Wenting Du, Jianjun Zhao, Yuzhu Han
Summary: The antifungal peptide P852 showed potent effects in suppressing Fusarium wilt in Faba bean, enhancing antioxidant and antifungal enzyme activities, and promoting plant growth and development, indicating its potential as a green pesticide. Metabolomic analysis revealed changes in metabolic pathways and biosynthesis under P852 treatment, suggesting that P852 induces plant tolerance under fungal attack.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhi-Yuan Lu, Lin Feng, Wei-Dan Jiang, Pei Wu, Yang Liu, Xiao-Wan Jin, Hong-Mei Ren, Sheng-Yao Kuang, Shu-Wei Li, Ling Tang, Lu Zhang, Hai-Feng Mi, Xiao-Qiu Zhou
Summary: This study focused on the protective effects of dietary mannoligosaccharides (MOS) supplementation on the intestinal structural integrity of grass carp. The results showed that dietary MOS supplementation protected the microvillus of the intestine, reduced mucosal permeability, and maintained intestinal structural integrity through the inhibition of MLCK and RhoA/ROCK signaling pathways. These findings highlight the positive impact of dietary MOS supplementation on intestinal health.
Article
Plant Sciences
Wael M. Semida, Taia A. Abd El-Mageed, Reham M. Abdalla, Khaulood A. Hemida, Saad M. Howladar, Ahmed A. A. Leilah, Mohamed O. A. Rady
Summary: The study demonstrated that exogenously applied antioxidants can assist salt-stressed plants in coping with stress, with the sequential AsA-Pro-GSH foliar application showing the most significant improvements in growth, productivity, photosynthesis efficiency, stomatal conductance, and other physiological attributes in Vicia faba plants.
Article
Agronomy
Shucheng Duan, Soon Jae Kwon, You Jin Lim, Chan Saem Gil, Chengwu Jin, Seok Hyun Eom
Summary: L-dopa-rich faba tissues are a potential source for pharmaceutical purposes, mainly accumulating in germinating sprouts and flowers, while having lower contents in leaves and pods.
Article
Agronomy
Kedar N. Adhikari, Lucy Burrows, Abdus Sadeque, Christopher Chung, Brian Cullis, Richard Trethowan
Summary: The study found that segregating the different varieties of faba beans in blocks with a distance of more than 150 meters can limit the outcrossing rate to below 0.5%, despite the volatile and unpredictable nature of bee flights.
Article
Agronomy
Nawel Malek, Meriem Miyassa Aci, Khalil Khamassi, Antonio Lupini, Mustapha Rouissi, Leila Hanifi-Mekliche
Summary: The study evaluated the genetic variability of 14 Algerian faba bean accessions through agro-morphological traits and SSR markers, finding significant phenotypic variation and genetic diversity among accessions. The accessions were not clustered based on geographical pattern, and most of the genetic variation was due to differentiation among accessions. Additionally, there was no substantial correlation between molecular and agro-morphological traits. These findings suggest the potential for establishment of faba bean breeding programs in Algeria with optimal agro- and molecular diversity.