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Georgina Trinidad Esquivel-Martinez, Ruben Humberto Andueza-Noh, Rene Garruna, Eduardo Villanueva-Couoh, Jaime Martinez-Castillo, Juan Diaz-Mayo, Roberto Rafael Ruiz-Santiago, Enrique Camacho-Perez
Summary: Lima bean is composed of two gene pools, Andean and Mesoamerican, which gave rise to different cultigroups. This study aimed to evaluate the morphological and physiological traits of the Papa and Sieva cultigroups in the Yucatan Peninsula. Results showed distinct groups for each cultigroup and the landraces of Papa cultigroup had better seed quality. These findings contribute to the understanding of Lima bean diversity and can inform breeding and conservation programs.
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(2023)
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Shoubo Tian, Panling Lu, Zhaohui Zhang, Jian Qiang Wu, Hui Zhang, Haibin Shen
Summary: The chloroplast genome of lima bean was sequenced for the first time, revealing its gene arrangement, variations, and divergent regions. This study provides valuable insights for species identification, evolutionary studies, and molecular biology research.
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Agronomy
Jessica Daniele Lustosa-Silva, Regina Lucia Ferreira-Gomes, Jaime Martinez-Castillo, Leonardo Castelo Branco Carvalho, Leonardo Furtado de Oliveira, Matilde Margarita Ortiz-Garcia, Alba Gabriela Sanchez-Sosa, Geice Ribeiro da Silva, Marcones Ferreira Costa, Veronica Brito Silva, Angela Celis de Almeida Lopes
Summary: The genetic diversity of lima beans in Northeast Brazil was compared between the 1980s and 2014-2016. The results showed a wide diversity among lima bean germplasms cultivated in the region. However, there is evidence of recent genetic erosion possibly due to the increased market demand for improved varieties.
GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Julio Cesar Ferreira Elias, Maria Celeste Goncalves-Vidigal, Mariana Vaz Bisneta, Giseli Valentini, Pedro Soares Vidigal Filho, Thiago Alexandre Santana Gilio, Vania Moda-Cirino, Qijian Song
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Horticulture
Aleksandra Savic, Barbara Pipan, Mirjana Vasic, Vladimir Meglic
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SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Luciany Favoreto, Mauricio Conrado Meyer, Angelica Calandrelli, Michele Corpolato Maia da Silva, Santino Aleandro da Silva, Andressa Cristina Zamboni Machado
Summary: Aphelenchoides besseyi, the causal agent of soybean green stem and foliar retention syndrome, has been reported parasitizing cotton in Brazil. In common bean, it causes symptoms like amachamiento and false angular spots, which are crucial for developing management strategies to prevent losses in bean crops in infested areas. This study provides the first report of the pathogenicity and symptoms caused by A. besseyi in common bean in Brazil.
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Stefania Peddio, Alessandra Padiglia, Faustina B. Cannea, Roberto Crnjar, Wissam Zam, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Antonio Rescigno, Paolo Zucca
Summary: Overweight and obesity rates are increasing globally, and reducing carbohydrate intake and absorption is a key dietary strategy. Common beans contain protein-based inhibitors that can reduce the absorption rate of carbohydrates. This article reviews the properties and types of common bean extracts, explores their potential benefits and the need for further clinical research.
PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Beatrice Mwaipopo, Minna-Liisa Rajamaki, Neema Ngowi, Susan Nchimbi-Msolla, Paul J. R. Njau, Jari P. T. Valkonen, Deusdedith R. Mbanzibwa
Summary: The study revealed that more than 15 viruses pose a threat to common bean production in Tanzania, with wild plants potentially carrying viruses from 25 genera. The greatest virus diversity was found in the eastern and northern zones, while only a few viruses were detected in wild plants in the southern highlands zone.
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Food Science & Technology
Irene Bosmali, Ilias Giannenas, Styliani Christophoridou, Christos G. G. Ganos, Aggelos Papadopoulos, Fokion Papathanasiou, Alexandros Kolonas, Olga Gortzi
Summary: This study assessed the impact of genotype, location, and cultivation type on the nutrient and anti-nutrient components of large-seeded bean populations. Significant differences were found in protein, fiber, starch, fat, mineral content, and trypsin inhibitor levels. The location and year of cultivation also influenced the nutritional and antinutritional content of the beans.
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Chemistry, Applied
Elsa Mecha, Guillaume L. Erny, Ana C. L. Guerreiro, Rodrigo P. Feliciano, Ines Barbosa, Andreia Bento da Silva, Susana T. Leitao, Maria Manuela Veloso, Diego Rubiales, Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, Maria Eduardo Figueira, Maria Carlota Vaz Patto, Maria Rosario Bronze
Summary: Metabolomics analysis of 107 Portuguese common bean accessions revealed that genotype is the most significant factor in bean metabolomics profiles, with genotype-environment interaction also playing a role. In the heat-stress environment, higher levels of salicylic acid and lower levels of triterpene saponins were detected. The study identified interesting metabolomics profiles for bean breeding, focusing on either local or broad adaptation.
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Food Science & Technology
Roberto Rodriguez Madrera, Ana Campa Negrillo, Belen Suarez Valles, Juan Jose Ferreira Fernandez
Summary: Dry beans are an important pulse consumed worldwide, with phenolic compounds in beans with colored coats found to be more efficient antioxidants. Total phenolic content can be considered as an indicator of antioxidant activity. These results provide a foundation for selecting dry beans with greater functional and nutritional interest for direct consumption, food formulations, or future breeding programs.
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Food Science & Technology
Claudia J. Hernandez-Guerrero, Nemesio Villa-Ruano, L. Gerardo Zepeda-Vallejo, Alma D. Hernandez-Fuentes, Karla Ramirez-Estrada, Sergio Zamudio-Lucero, Diego Hidalgo-Martinez, Elvia Becerra-Martinez
Summary: This study utilized 1H NMR metabolomics profiling to analyze different cultivars of Phaseolus vulgaris seeds and leaves, finding a similar metabolomics fingerprint with a variety of metabolites, higher concentrations of free amino acids in seeds, and more abundant organic acids in leaves. FN seeds and FPe leaves were highlighted for best nutritional properties, with high protein, flavonoids, amino acids, and nucleosides content.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Osvin Arriagada, Barbara Arevalo, Ricardo A. Cabeza, Basilio Carrasco, Andres R. Schwember
Summary: This study conducted a MQTL analysis to identify the most reliable and stable genomic regions associated with yield-related traits in common bean. A total of 42 MQTL were identified, which can be useful in common bean breeding programs. Additionally, 18 candidate genes associated with grain yield were identified within these MQTL.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bosen Jia, Robert L. Conner, Waldo C. Penner, Chunfang Zheng, Sylvie Cloutier, Anfu Hou, Xuhua Xia, Frank M. You
Summary: In this study, genetic mapping was used to identify QTL and candidate genes associated with marsh spot resistance in common bean. Through evaluating 138 RILs over five years and genotyping by sequencing, a candidate gene region containing 13 metal transport genes was identified.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aga Pajak, Dristy Zaman, Ebenezer Ajewole, Sudhakar Pandurangan, Frederic Marsolais
Summary: The present study investigated the fluctuation of L-Asparaginase activity in common bean leaves with the photoperiod. The results demonstrated that K+-dependent asparaginase activity reaches its maximum level at the transition from dark to light in young leaves of common bean.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
M. A. Sader, Y. Dias, Z. P. Costa, C. Munhoz, H. Penha, H. Berges, M. L. C. Vieira, A. Pedrosa-Harand
Summary: The article discusses the identification of passion fruit chromosomes using BAC-FISH technology, and notes that incorrect values were published in Figure 4.
CHROMOSOME RESEARCH
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Yennifer Mata-Sucre, Mariela Sader, Brena Van-Lume, Edeline Gagnon, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand, Ilia J. Leitch, Gwilym P. Lewis, Gustavo Souza
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Silvana Guerra, Marcelo Guerra, Sandra Mendes, Walter dos Santos Soares Filho, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand
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Maria Eduarda Ferraz, Artur Fonseca, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand
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(2020)
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Plant Sciences
Karol Marhold, Jaromir Kucera, Carlos Alberto Acuna, Janna A. Akopian, Erton M. de Almeida, Marccus V. Alves, Bruno S. Amorim, Tatyana V. An'kova, Jaya Arora, Zeki Aytac, Mariana Baez, Taciana Barbosa Cavalcanti, Alice Calvente, Pilar Catalan, Olga A. Chernyagina, Olga A. Chernysheva, Joel M. P. Cordeiro, Julio Ruben Davina, Rocio Deanna, Luis Delgado, Yhanndra K. Dias Silva, Tammy L. Elliott, Andrey S. Erst, Leonardo P. Felix, Eliana R. Forni-Martins, Francisca Gallego, Marlon Garlet Facco, Analia Cecilia Gianini Aquino, Maria J. Gomes de Andrade, Shirley A. Graham, Diego Hernan Hojsgaard, Ana Isabel Honfi, Andreas Houben, Hiroshi Ikeda, Khulkar U. Khalbekova, Denis A. Krivenko, Suman Lakhanpaul, M. Laura Las Penas, Graciela Ines Lavia, Tatiana V. Leonova, Lian Lian, Maria N. Lomonosova, Beatriz Lopez-Gonzalez, Eric Javier Martinez, Samara S. Matos, Andre L. Melo, Esteban Meza Torres, Elizaveta Yu. Mitrenina, Ridha El Mokni, Jose Francisco Montenegro Valls, Rita Ema Morero, Clapton Olimpio de Moura, Regina Celia de Oliveira, Vanessa de Oliveira Maekawa, Marina V. Olonova, Maharaj K. Pandit, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand, Lorenzo Peruzzi, Lorenzo Pinzani, Oleg M. Potseluev, Nina S. Probatova, Svetlana V. Pulkina, Anna Verena Reutemann, Enrique Rico, Gabriel Hugo Rua, Fabiano J. Santos, Gessica S. Santos, Mayco Werllen dos Santos Sousa, Marcos C. Silva, Rhuan C. Silva, Angeline Maria da Silva Santos, Maria Celeste Silvestri, Jaswant Singh, Vijay Kumar Singhal, Pamela C. S. S. Souza, Alexander Tashev, Wayt W. Thomas, Marisa Toniolo Pozzobon, Orzimat T. Turginov, Andre L. L. Vanzela, Ana Catarina Vasconcelos Berto, Tatiana N. Veklich, Wei Wang
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Livia do Vale Martins, Fernanda de Oliveira Bustamante, Ana Rafaela da Silva Oliveira, Antonio Felix da Costa, Lidiane de Lima Feitoza, Qihua Liang, Hainan Zhao, Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon, Maria Munoz-Amatriain, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand, Jiming Jiang, Ana Christina Brasileiro-Vidal
Summary: This study established the first cytogenetic map of V. angularis and compared it with V. unguiculata and P. vulgaris, revealing a high degree of macrosynteny among the species. Reciprocal translocations, inversions, and translocations were identified, shedding light on the chromosome evolution of Vigna and Phaseolus. The study also proposed chromosomes 2 and 3 as hotspots for chromosomal rearrangements and de novo centromere formation within and between the two genera.
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Plant Sciences
Mariela Sader, Magdalena Vaio, Luiz Augusto Cauz-Santos, Marcelo Carnier Dornelas, Maria Lucia Carneiro Vieira, Natoniel Melo, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand
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Plant Sciences
Lucas Costa, Andre Marques, Chris Buddenhagen, William Wayt Thomas, Bruno Huettel, Veit Schubert, Steven Dodsworth, Andreas Houben, Gustavo Souza, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand
Summary: The study demonstrated the potential of utilizing off-target TCS reads to identify and characterize repetitive sequences in plant genomes, which has important implications for cytogenetic and phylogenomic research. The reliability of repeat information obtained from TCS data was high when compared with GS data, and the repeat-based phylogenies constructed from TCS data showed congruence with genetic alignment-based trees.
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Plant Sciences
Paulo Aecyo, Andre Marques, Bruno Huettel, Ana Silva, Tiago Esposito, Elaine Ribeiro, Inara R. Leal, Edeline Gagnon, Gustavo Souza, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand
Summary: The study focused on the chloroplast genomes of Caesalpinia group species, finding structural conservation but sequence level variation, which can be useful for phylogenomic and population genetic analyses. Analysis of the chloroplast genomes revealed well-resolved phylogenetic relationships within the Caesalpinia group, offering insights into its systematics and evolution and providing new genomic tools for future studies.
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Agronomy
Fernanda de Oliveira Bustamante, Thiago Henrique do Nascimento, Claudio Montenegro, Sibelle Dias, Livia do Vale Martins, Guilherme Tomaz Braz, Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon, Jiming Jiang, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand, Ana Christina Brasileiro-Vidal
Summary: The study developed a chromosome identification system for legumes using oligo-FISH barcode probes, revealing translocation events and centromere repositioning between cowpea and common bean. The integrated analysis confirmed two translocation events and identified centromere repositioning, expanding our understanding of chromosome evolution and genome organization in legumes.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Zirlane Portugal Costa, Alessandro Mello Varani, Luiz Augusto Cauz-Santos, Mariela Analia Sader, Helena Augusto Giopatto, Bruna Zirpoli, Caroline Callot, Stephane Cauet, Willian Marande, Jessica Luana Souza Cardoso, Daniel Guariz Pinheiro, Joao Paulo Kitajima, Marcelo Carnier Dornelas, Andrea Pedrosa Harand, Helene Berges, Claudia Barros Monteiro-Vitorello, Maria Lucia Carneiro Vieira
Summary: This study presents the first draft genome assembly of a wild Passiflora species, providing a valuable sequence resource for genomic and evolutionary studies on the genus, and support for breeding cropped passionfruit species.
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Genetics & Heredity
Maria Alice Silva Oliveira, Tomaz Nunes, Maria Aparecida Dos Santos, Danyelle Ferreira Gomes, Iara Costa, Brena Van-Lume, Sarah S. Marques Da Silva, Ronaldo Simao Oliveira, Marcelo F. Simon, Gaus S. A. Lima, Danilo Soares Gissi, Cicero Carlos de Souza Almeida, Gustavo Souza, Andre Marques
Summary: Allopolyploidy is a key driver of speciation in the genus Stylosanthes Sw., but can make species recognition and breeding efforts challenging. By analyzing high-throughput sequencing samples, researchers were able to identify organelle and nuclear genome signatures to trace the origin and parental genome recognition of allopolyploids, providing important insights into genome evolution in this genus. Shared and unique satellite repeats were particularly helpful in tracing allopolyploid origins, such as the StyloSat1 satellite in the Scabra complex, demonstrating the power of comparative genomics in understanding complex polyploid genomes.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Paulo G. Hofstatter, Gokilavani Thangavel, Thomas Lux, Pavel Neumann, Tihana Vondrak, Petr Novak, Meng Zhang, Lucas Costa, Marco Castellani, Alison Scott, Helena Toegelova, Joerg Fuchs, Yennifer Mata-Sucre, Yhanndra Dias, Andre L. L. Vanzela, Bruno Huettel, Cicero C. S. Almeida, Hana Simkova, Gustavo Souza, Andrea Pedrosa-Harand, Jiri Macas, Klaus F. X. Mayer, Andreas Houben, Andre Marques
Summary: This study compares the genome organization and evolution of holocentric chromosomes to monocentric chromosomes, revealing the impact of holocentromeres on 3D genome architecture and the distribution of centromere function. The researchers also uncover the complex genome organization and unexpected polyploidy in Rhynchospora pubera, as well as the reduction in chromosome number in Rhynchospora tenuis. The study highlights the role of repeat-based holocentromeres in chromosomal evolution and diploidization.
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Plant Sciences
Graziele Clemente Costa, Cicero Almeida
Summary: This study investigated the abundance of satellite DNA (satDNA) in 77 species of Asclepias from the Apocynaceae family. The researchers found that Asclepias has multiple satDNA sequences, and the abundance of satDNA is correlated with phylogeny and geographical distribution.
PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Agronomy
Ana Kelly S. Maia, Jackeline Terto, Ieda Ferreira de Oliveira, Wellington Ferreira do Nascimento, Cicero Almeida, Edson Ferreira da Silva
Summary: This study estimated the genetic structure of Hancornia speciosa Gomes in three biomes in Brazil using six microsatellite markers. The results revealed the formation of five population groups, with most of the genetic variation within the groups.
CROP BREEDING AND APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)