Colchicine-induced polyploidy in leguminous crops enhances morpho-physiological characteristics for drought stress tolerance

P Mangena, PN Mushadu - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Legumes play a significant role in the alleviation of food insecurity, maintaining soil fertility,
and achieving sustainable crop production under adverse environmental conditions. The …

Dissecting the genetic basis of drought responses in common bean using natural variation

D Labastida, PK Ingvarsson… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is the most important legume for human
consumption, contributing 30% of the total daily protein intake in develo** countries. A …

High temperatures and low soil moisture synergistically reduce switchgrass yields from marginal field sites and inhibit fermentation

S Chipkar, K Kahmark, S Bohm, MZ Hussain… - GCB …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 'Marginal lands' are low productivity sites abandoned from agriculture for reasons
such as low or high soil water content, challenging topography, or nutrient deficiency. To …

Drought stress impact on agronomic, shoot, physiological, canning and nutritional quality traits of navy beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under field conditions in …

B Mutari, J Sibiya, PM Matova, E Gasura… - Field Crops Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change has increased the frequency of terminal drought stress substantially in navy
bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growing regions. This has consequently contributed to …

Heat Stress Tolerance: A Prerequisite for the Selection of Drought-and Low Phosphorus-Tolerant Common Beans for Equatorial Tropical Regions Such as Ghana

D Appiah-Kubi, JY Asibuo, L Butare, S Yeboah… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Forty common bean accessions of multiple genetic background trait attribution regarding
drought tolerance were selected based on mean yield performance from an earlier field test …

Almond By-Products Substrates as Sustainable Amendments for Green Bean Cultivation

V Silva, I Oliveira, JA Pereira, B Gonçalves - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Almond processing generates a high quantity of by-products, presenting the untapped
potential for alternative applications and improved sustainability in production. This study …

Crop domestication increased photosynthetic phosphorus-use efficiency associated with changes in leaf phosphorus fractions under low soil phosphorus conditions

C Wang, LW Xu, QX Ran, J Pang, H Lambers, J He - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims The domestication of modern crop cultivars involved significant
changes in key agronomic traits relative to their wild relatives. This study aimed to …

Enhancing common bean tolerance to short-term droughts at the reproductive stage using a soil fertility management approach

JY Asibuo, EO Agyei, EO Danquah… - Journal of …, 2022 - publish7promo.com
Aims: This study was conducted to enhance the tolerance of common beans to drought
events occurring at the reproductive stage, from a soil improvement perspective. Study …

Influence of functionalized graphene on the bacterial and fungal diversity of Vicia faba rhizosphere soil

Z Chen, J Ren, J Qiao, J Zhao, J Li, Z Liu, W Li… - New Carbon …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of functionalized graphene on the growth and development of Vicia faba L. was
investigated by analyzing its impact on the composition and diversity of the microbial …

Dissecting Cowpea Genetic Variability under Moisture Stress Conditions and Implications for Drought Tolerance Breeding

M Singini, MM Chipeta, K Njira… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cowpea remains a crop of choice by most smallholder farmers particularly in arid and
semiarid areas of the world due to its reported resilience to drought. However, recent …