Comparative Analysis of Perennial and Annual Phaseolus Seed Nutrient Concentrations

摘要: Long-term agricultural sustainability is dependent in part on our capacity to provide productive, nutritious crops that minimize the negative impacts of agriculture landscape. Perennial grains within an agroforestry context offers one solution: These plants produce large root systems reduce soil erosion and simultaneously have potential nutrients combat malnutrition. However, nutrient compositions wild, perennial, herbaceous species, such as those related common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) are not well known. In this study, seed ion amino acid concentrations perennial annual Phaseolus species were quantified using ionomics mass spectrometry. No statistical difference was observed for Zn, toxic ions (e.g., As) or essential (except threonine) between species. differences some nutritionally important ions. For example, Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, P higher species; further, appear be largely independent each other. results suggest variability exist Phaseolus. As new crop candidates considered ecological services, nutritional quality should optimized maximize output sustainable food crops.