Enhancing Tolerance to Combined Heat and Drought Stress in Cool‐Season Grain Legumes: Mechanisms, Genetic Insights, and Future Directions

Plant Cell & Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

ABSTRACT The increasing frequency of concurrent heat and drought stress poses a significant challenge to agricultural productivity, particularly for cool‐season grain legumes, including broad bean ( Vicia Faba L.), lupin Lupinus spp.), lentil Lens culinaris Medik), chickpea Cicer arietinum grasspea Lathyrus sativus pea Pisum sativum common vetch sativa L.). These legumes play vital role in sustainable systems due their nitrogen‐fixing ability high nutritional value. This review synthesizes current knowledge the impacts tolerance mechanisms associated with combined stresses these crops. We evaluate physiological biochemical responses stress, focusing on detrimental effects growth, development, yield. Key genetic molecular mechanisms, such as roles osmolytes, antioxidants, stress‐responsive genes, are explored. also discuss intricate interplay between signaling pathways, involvement Ca 2+ ions, reactive oxygen species, transcription factor DREB2A, endoplasmic reticulum mediating responses. comprehensive analysis offers new insights into developing resilient legume varieties enhance sustainability under climate change. Future research should prioritize integrating omics technologies unravel plant abiotic stresses.

Language: Английский

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Immune and metabolic effects of African heritage diets versus Western diets in men: a randomized controlled trial

Nature Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 3, 2025

Language: Английский

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Omics: A new, promising technologies for boosting crop yield and stress resilience in African agriculture

Plant Stress, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11, P. 100366 - 100366

Published: Jan. 17, 2024

African agricultural systems are now in crucial need to assure food for the overgrowing population. To meet this challenges, we better way identify and modify key proteins genes involved yield potential, nutrient value, stress tolerance crops like maize, sorghum, soybeans, cassava, rice, etc. The deep understanding of metabolomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, genomics has proven be a useful tool increasing crop resilience Africa. However, there is very little information available regarding recent use omics technology increase yields This review provided advances plants molecular profiling techniques enhance our breeding strategies grown study will plant technologies inform strategies.

Language: Английский

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Forgotten Gems: Exploring the Untapped Benefits of Underutilized Legumes in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Environmental Sustainability

Plants, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(9), P. 1208 - 1208

Published: April 26, 2024

In an era dominated by conventional agricultural practices, underutilized legumes termed "Forgotten Gems" represent a reservoir of untapped benefits with the unique opportunity to diversify landscapes and enhance global food systems. Underutilized crops are resistant abiotic environmental conditions such as drought adapt better harsh soil climatic conditions. high in protein secondary metabolites, highlighting their role providing critical nutrients correcting nutritional inadequacies. Their ability increase dietary variety security emerges component importance. Compared mainstream crops, have been shown reduce impact climate change. capacity for nitrogen fixation positive on health make them sustainable contributors biodiversity conservation balance. This paper identifies challenges proposes strategic solutions, showcasing transformative agriculture, nutrition, sustainability. These should be recognized, integrated into celebrated potential revolutionize production while promoting

Language: Английский

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Investigating Bambara bean (Vigna subterranea (Verdc.) L.) protein and hydrolysates: a comprehensive analysis of biological and biochemical properties

Applied Food Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(2), P. 100489 - 100489

Published: Aug. 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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Application of legumes in the formulation of gluten-free foods: functional, nutritional and nutraceutical importance

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: Feb. 21, 2024

This study presents a review of the application legumes in formulation gluten-free foods (GFFs), with emphasis on their functional, nutritional, and nutraceutical importance. Consumption GFF abstinence from gluten-containing are only options for managing celiac disease gluten intolerance. Its has also increased due to increasing desire healthy food by consumers. Recently, legume crops, such as Phaseolus vulgaris (bean), Brachystegia eurycoma (bean pod) , Detarium microcarpum (sweet detar), Cetatonia siliqua (carob fruit), Cicer arietinum (chickpea), Pisum sativum (pea), Lens culinaris (lentil), Vigna subterranean (Bambara nut) have been used production GFFs. They belong family Leguminosae (Fabaceae), grown high protein content, most important crop after cereals. Using flours ingredients GFFs provides benefits. enhance functional properties GFFs, including volume, crumb, texture, sensory qualities. improve GFFs’ nutritional properties, especially dietary fiber, well laxative, anti-hyperglycemic, antioxidant properties. Hence, adding formulations might be good way

Language: Английский

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Deciphering the synergistic potential of mycogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles and bio-slurry formulation on phenology and physiology of Vigna radiata

Nanotechnology Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Nanobiofertilizers have emerged as an innovative tool for enhancing crop productivity. In the current research, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) were mycosynthesized using cell-free supernatant of Trichoderma harzianum and optimized physical parameters. Characterization UV-Visible spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering analysis, zeta potential X-ray diffraction (XRD) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy-EDX, HR-Transmission microscopy confirmed formation ZnONPs with flower-like morphology average size 314 nm. The value was +1.9 mV indicating neutral NPs. FTIR peak at 401 cm −1 revealed presence ZnONPs. XRD analysis hexagonal wurtzite crystalline nature effect 10–1,000 ppm combined liquid bio-slurry (BS) studied on seed germination growth Vigna radiata. Combination 250 BS 1:2 ratio showed 22.6% increase in shoot length well 18.4% root compared to control vitro studies. Vivo pot experiments no significant difference secondary metabolites after 60 days, but increased by 38.9% 46.95% control.

Language: Английский

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Effect of solid-state fermentation on kidney bean flour: Functional properties, mineral bioavailability, and product formulation

Food Chemistry X, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 102339 - 102339

Published: March 1, 2025

This research investigated the effects of solid-state fermentation with Aspergillus awamori (MTCC 548) on mineral bioavailability, structural characteristics, and functional attributes kidney bean flour across different durations (24-96 h). Notable improvements were observed during 96 h fermentation, including significant increases in foaming capacity stability (by 32.30 % 34.81 %), emulsifying 32.67 47.37 oil water holding capacities 72.86 61.87 %, respectively). Bulk density decreased by 48.68 %. Fermented samples demonstrated changes chemical alterations increased thermal at 24 48 h, which declined extended fermentation. The iron zinc contents 5.95 13.59 respectively, after bioavailability improving 34.53 36.30 Additionally, fermented enhanced in-vitro digestibility biscuits 31.33 study highlights potential to enhance nutritional properties flour.

Language: Английский

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Introduction to Bioactive Phytochemicals in By-products from Leaf, Stem, Root, and Tuber Vegetables

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Exploring the Potential and Challenges of Lathyrus sativus (Grass Pea) in European Agri-Food Value Chains: A Cross-Country Analysis

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(8), P. 3283 - 3283

Published: April 8, 2025

Modern agri-food systems demand crops that are climate change resilient, support environmental sustainability, enhance dietary diversity and appeal to consumers. This article examines the potential of underutilized in meeting these challenges. We take Lathyrus as a case study examine it within context European value chains, with particular focus on Germany Spain. The employs range methods—literature review, interviews, field observations, consumer opinion surveys —to explore its versatility. findings reveal sativus (grass pea) offers significant benefits: is adapted dry climates tolerates high rainfall. As nitrogen fixing crop, can play an important role crop rotations, reducing need for fertilization providing attractive alternative organic farmers. Through appropriate processing methods, beneficial nutritional characteristics. Furthermore, well suited development innovative recipes align modern culinary trends meet consumers’ expectations across different cultures. To make use potential, adaptive cultivation methods chain cooperation needed. Along chain, affordable pricing Lathyrus-based products clear communication their nutritional, environmental, social benefits prove be most critical.

Language: Английский

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