To meet the demands for food of the expanding world population, there is need of new ways
for protecting plant crops against predators and pathogens while avoiding the use of …

Production of all classes of wheat grown in the United States totaled 2.5 billion bushels in
1997. Common wheat, Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum, is the primary source of all …

Some wild accessions of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) contain a family of proteins
called arcelins, that are toxic to the larvae of certain bruchid species. Among the six allelic …

The bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus Say) is an aggressive post‐harvest pest of the
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) and Bean …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is amongst the most important grain legume crops in
Africa in general, and Ethiopia in particular. The Mexican been weevil (Zabrotes …

Background A deficiency in phaseolin and phytohemagglutinin is associated with a near
doubling of sulfur amino acid content in genetically related lines of common bean …

Wild tepary beans (Phaseolus acutifolius) contain arcelins and arcelin-like (ARL2) proteins
that are co-expressed with other proteins of the arcelin, α-amylase inhibitors and …

Thirteen Phaseolus vulgaris L. genetic stocks were developed and released by the
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station and the University of Wisconsin: SARC1 (Reg. no …

The pulse beetle Callosobruchus maculatus causes potential damage to legume crops by
infesting the seeds, leading to a reduction of total protein content. Arcelin found in the wild …

To protect stored beans from attack by Acanthoscelides obtectus and other bruchids by non-
toxic means of control, it is desirable to combine mutually compatible methods in an …