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Mild-NaCl stress increases protein and nitrogen contents of common bean (Phaselous vulgaris) grains

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Legumes are highly valued as a food and feed source because of its high nutritional value, with the common bean being the most consumed pulse within this family. However, this species is highly sensitive to saline stress, which is becoming an increasing problem in the agricultural context due to rising levels of soil salinization because of anthropogenic activities (secondary salinization). Therefore, the current contribution reports the response of common bean seeds (Phaselous vulgaris, Cultivar ‘ICA Pijao’) to saline stress applied as 0 to 60 g of sodium chloride (NaCl) per pot (i.e. 0.48 ± 0.03 to 4.82 ± 0.47 dS m−1) at the start of the trial. By 14 d, only plants exposed to the lowest NaCl concentration survived (15 g NaCl per pot). The imposition of saline stress resulted in a significant reduction of root biomass and yield and an increase in leaf senescence. However, there was evidence to indicate a small (significant) increase in the protein content of grain from plants exposed to salt stress (27.28 ± 0.98%) compared with control plants (25.47 ± 0.35%) as well as the nitrogen (N) content of grain (4.36 ± 0.16 and 4.07 ± 0.05% in salt stressed and control plants, respectively).

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This research was supported by University of Ciego de Avila (Cuba); Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro (México); Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí (Ecuador); and Agricultural Research Council-Tropical and Subtropical Crops (South Africa).

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  1. Laboratory for Plant Breeding and Conservation of Genetic Resources, Bioplant Center, University of Ciego de Avila, 69450, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

    Lázaro Hernández, Gustavo Lorente, Julia Martínez, Doris Escalante, Yanier Acosta & José Carlos Lorenzo

  2. Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Coahuila, México

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  3. Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí (UNESUM), Jipijapa, Ecuador

    Byron E. Zevallos-Bravo

  4. Plant Improvement, Agricultural Research Council-Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Private Bag X11208, Nelspruit, 1200, South Africa

    Elliosha Hajari

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LH, GL, BC, JM, DE, BEZB, EH, YA and JCL designed the research; LH, GL, JM and DE conducted the experiments; BC, BEZB, EH, YA and JCL performed data analysis and wrote the paper. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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Hernández, L., Lorente, G., Companioni, B. et al. Mild-NaCl stress increases protein and nitrogen contents of common bean (Phaselous vulgaris) grains. Vegetos (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-024-00907-2

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