The importance of legumes in sustainable crop** systems has been studied extensively.
Among legumes, common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are a rich world resource of …

Genetic vulnerability refers to (sometimes catastrophic) actual or potential losses in the
production of a crop (in quantity and/or quality), attributable to spatial or temporal reduction …

Dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) of the Andean gene pool, including red mottled, kidney,
cranberry, and yellow seed types are important in Africa and the Americas. Andean dry bean …

Seedling root phenotypes may have important impacts on fitness and are more easily
measured than mature root phenotypes. We phenotyped the roots of 577 genotypes of …

A genome‐wide association study (GWAS) using a global Andean diversity panel (ADP) of
237 genotypes of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) was conducted to gain insight into …

Abstract Key message Significant SNPs and candidate genes for symbiotic nitrogen fixation
(SNF) and related traits were identified on Pv03, Pv07 and Pv09 chromosomes of common …

The common bean is the most relevant grain legume for direct human consumption. The
current bean germplasm collections show a wide variation of phenotypes, although in many …

Diseases and health complications caused by mineral deficiencies afflict billions of people
globally. Develo** pulse crops with elevated seed mineral concentrations can contribute …

The soilborne oomycete plant pathogen Pythium ultimum causes seed rot and pre-
emergence dam**-off of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). The pathogen has been controlled …

Phenotypic evaluation and efficient utilization of germplasm collections can be time-
intensive, laborious, and expensive. However, with the plummeting costs of next-generation …