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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2016

Common Bean: A Legume Model on the Rise for Unraveling Responses and Adaptations to Iron, Zinc, and Phosphate Deficiencies.

Norma A Castro-Guerrero, Mariel C Isidra-Arellano, David G Mendoza-Cozatl, Oswaldo Valdés-López

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Expression analysis of phosphatase III-B subfamily in common bean reveals two storage proteins highly expressed during seed formation and germination.Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2026
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  8. Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2025
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  13. Suppression of Root Rot Fungal Diseases in Common Beans (Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  16. Application ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  19. Biofortification of common bean (Food and energy security · 2023
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  20. Frontiers in plant science · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Norma A Castro-GuerreroPlant Sciences, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia MO, USA.
Mariel C Isidra-ArellanoLaboratorio de Genómica Funcional de Leguminosas, FES Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad de México, México.
David G Mendoza-CozatlPlant Sciences, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia MO, USA.
Oswaldo Valdés-LópezLaboratorio de Genómica Funcional de Leguminosas, FES Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Ciudad de México, México.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) was domesticated ∼8000 years ago in the Americas and today is a staple food worldwide. Besides caloric intake, common bean is also an important source of protein and micronutrients and it is widely appreciated in developing countries for their affordability (compared to animal protein) and its long storage life. As a legume, common bean also has the economic and environmental benefit of associating with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, thus reducing the use of synthetic fertilizers, which is key for sustainable agriculture. Despite significant advances in the plant nutrition field, the mechanisms underlying the adaptation of common bean to low nutrient input remains largely unknown. The recent release of the common bean genome offers, for the first time, the possibility of applying techniques and approaches that have been exclusive to model plants to study the adaptive responses of common bean to challenging environments. In this review, we discuss the hallmarks of common bean domestication and subsequent distribution around the globe. We also discuss recent advances in phosphate, iron, and zinc homeostasis, as these nutrients often limit plant growth, development, and yield. In addition, iron and zinc are major targets of crop biofortification to improve human nutrition. Developing common bean varieties able to thrive under nutrient limiting conditions will have a major impact on human nutrition, particularly in countries where dry beans are the main source of carbohydrates, protein and minerals.

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biofortificationdry beans productionmicronutrientsmineral deficiencies

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PMID27200068
PMCPMC4853408

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