Improving pulse crops as a source of protein, starch and micronutrients

GHJ Robinson, J Balk, C Domoney - Nutrition bulletin, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pulse crops have been known for a long time to have beneficial nutritional profiles for
human diets but have been neglected in terms of cultivation, consumption and scientific …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on the genetic improvement of health-and nutrition-related traits in pea

GHJ Robinson, C Domoney - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a widely grown pulse crop that is a source of protein, starch and
micronutrients in both human diets and livestock feeds. There is currently a strong global …

Characterization of pea seed nutritional value within a diverse population of Pisum sativum

G Hacisalihoglu, NS Beisel, AM Settles - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Micronutrient malnutrition is a global concern that affects more than two billion people
worldwide. Pea (Pisum sativum) is a nutritious pulse crop with potential to assist in tackling …

Organic dry pea (Pisum sativum L.) biofortification for better human health

D Thavarajah, TJ Lawrence, SE Powers, J Kay… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
A primary criticism of organic agriculture is its lower yield and nutritional quality compared to
conventional systems. Nutritionally, dry pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a rich source of low …

Genome-wide identification, expression analysis, and functional study of the bZIP transcription factor family and its response to hormone treatments in pea (Pisum …

X Wu, C Cheng, R Ma, J Xu, C Ma, Y Zhu, Y Ren - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) protein is a plant-specific transcription factor
involved in various biological processes, including light signaling, seed maturation, flower …

Combined foliar selenium and zinc biofortification in field pea (Pisum sativum): accumulation and bioavailability in raw and cooked grains

MJ Poblaciones, Z Rengel - Crop and Pasture Science, 2017 - CSIRO Publishing
Millions of people have an inadequate intake of selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn), and foliar
biofortification may minimise these problems. To evaluate the efficacy of combined foliar Se …

Metabolic profiling of pea (Pisum sativum) cultivars in changing environments: Implications for nutritional quality in animal feed

P Reveglia, M Blanco, MJ Cobos, M Labuschagne… - Food Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
Field pea seeds have long been recognized as valuable feed ingredients for animal diets,
due to their high-quality protein and starch digestibility. However, the chemical composition …

Digestible and metabolizable energy values of faba beans and field peas fed to growing pigs

AA Adekoya, O Adeola - Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
The digestible energy (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) in faba beans (FB) and field
peas (FP) fed to growing pigs were estimated by the difference procedure in two …

[PDF][PDF] Increasing of selenium content and qualitative parameters in garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) after its foliar application

A Hegedűsová, I Mezeyová, O Hegedűs… - Acta Scientiarum …, 2017 - bibliotekanauki.pl
The presented paper deals with monitoring of the ways of selenium (Se) content increase by
foliar biofortification with inorganic Se in two varieties of garden pea Pisum sativum …

[PDF][PDF] Total polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity changes in dependence on chosen garden pea varieties.

A Hegedűsová, I Mezeyová, M Timoracká… - Slovak Journal of Food …, 2015 - Citeseer
The green pea is ranged between the crops with high antioxidant potential. This potential is
connected with phytochemical components mainly with polyphenols. All these bioactive …