Cereals and pulses are consumed as staple food in low income countries for fulfillment of
daily dietary requirements and as source of micronutrients. However they are failing to offer …

Micronutrient deficiencies (hidden hunger), particularly in iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), remain one
of the most serious public health challenges, affecting more than three billion people …

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 …

Global climate change, causing large parts of the world to become drier with longer drought
periods, severely affects production of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). The bean is …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important legume for direct human
consumption worldwide. It is a rich and relatively inexpensive source of proteins and …

Common bean is one of the important staple food legumes, and is a potential source of
minerals with high content of P, K, B and S and is being targeted for nutritional improvement …

Hidden hunger is leading to extensive health problems in the developing world. Several
strategies could be used to reduce the micronutrient deficiencies by increasing the dietary …

Key message QTNs significantly associated to nine mineral content in grains of common
bean were identified. The accumulation of favorable alleles was associated with a gradually …

The use of molecular breeding approaches for development of lentil genotypes biofortified
with essential micro-nutrients such as iron and zinc, could serve as a promising solution to …

Abstract The Pannonian Plain, as the most productive region of Southeast Europe, has a
long tradition of agronomic production as well as agronomic research and plant breeding …