Legumes are well recognized for their nutritional and health benefits as well as for their
impact in the sustainability of agricultural systems. The threatening scenario imposed by …

Highlights•Progress in genomics has greatly impacted research approaches in crop
evolution.•There is a more detailed view of the effect of domestication on genetic diversity …

Drought stress linked with climate change is one of the major constraints faced by common
bean farmers in Africa and elsewhere. Mitigating this constraint requires the selection of …

Although potato is considered to be one of the strategic crops for ensuring food security in
Ethiopia, the adoption of high yielding and disease tolerant improved potato varieties is low …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) breeding in the tropics and subtropics of Latin
America, the Caribbean and Africa has undergone significant changes in the past two …

Understanding functional relations among plant traits and their modulation by growing
conditions is imperative in designing selection strategies for breeding programs. This study …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the grain legume with the highest volume of direct
human consumption in the world, and is the most important legume throughout Eastern and …

Grain legumes being affordable sources of proteins, vitamins and essential micronutrients
are key to human nutrition worldwide. However, frequent drought episodes present serious …

Available evidence and predictions suggest overall negative effects on agricultural
production as a result of climate change, especially when more food is required by a …

Understanding the level of drought tolerance of the varieties available in each country is of
paramount importance for breeding common bean for drought adaptation. The goal of this …