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View article: A comparative nutrient analysis of multiple Saskatchewan wild rice (Zizania palustris L.) populations and commercially available grains
A comparative nutrient analysis of multiple Saskatchewan wild rice (Zizania palustris L.) populations and commercially available grains Open
Wild rice (Zizania spp.) is an aquatic grass grown in North America and East Asia. It is an ancient food source for Indigenous Peoples and is now commercially available as a specialty grain. Despite interest in its nutritional profile, a s…
View article: Investigation of polyphenol diversity among lentil species (Lens spp.) using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics guided by photodiode array detection
Investigation of polyphenol diversity among lentil species (Lens spp.) using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics guided by photodiode array detection Open
Polyphenol diversity was investigated among seven lentil species, including Lens culinaris (cultivated lentil), L. orientalis, L. tomentosus, L. odemensis, L. lamottei, L. ervoides, and L. nigricans, using photodiode array detection couple…
View article: Sensory Acceptability of Multiple-Micronutrient-Fortified Lentils in Bangladesh
Sensory Acceptability of Multiple-Micronutrient-Fortified Lentils in Bangladesh Open
In this study, panelists in rural Bangladesh (n = 150) assessed the sensory attributes of two cooked and uncooked dehulled red lentils: the control (unfortified lentils) and lentils fortified with eight vitamins and two minerals (multiple …
View article: Sensory Acceptability of Multiple Micronutrients Fortified (MMF) Lentil in Bangladesh
Sensory Acceptability of Multiple Micronutrients Fortified (MMF) Lentil in Bangladesh Open
In this study, panelists in rural Bangladesh (n=150) evaluated the sensory properties of cooked and uncooked dehulled red lentils fortified with eight vitamins and two minerals. Panelists rated appearance, odor, and overall acceptability u…
View article: Variability in mineral composition of Canadian lentil genotypes
Variability in mineral composition of Canadian lentil genotypes Open
Lentils are a good dietary source of essential minerals for the proper functioning of the human body. We evaluated 34 cultivars and elite lentil lines representing the breadth of the Canadian breeding program. Trials were established in 10…
View article: Variability in mineral composition of Canadian lentil cultivars
Variability in mineral composition of Canadian lentil cultivars Open
Lentils are a good source of essential minerals for the proper functioning of the human body. We evaluated 34 cultivars and elite lentil lines representing the breadth of the Canadian breeding program. Trials were established in 10 site-ye…
View article: Understanding genome structure facilitates the use of wild lentil germplasm for breeding: A case study with shattering loci
Understanding genome structure facilitates the use of wild lentil germplasm for breeding: A case study with shattering loci Open
Plant breeders are generally reluctant to cross elite crop cultivars with their wild relatives to introgress novel desirable traits due to associated negative traits such as pod shattering. This results in a genetic bottleneck that could b…
View article: Distribution of Vicine, Convicine and Levodopa in Faba Bean Plant Tissues Determined by UltraHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
Distribution of Vicine, Convicine and Levodopa in Faba Bean Plant Tissues Determined by UltraHigh Performance Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Open
Faba bean is an emerging pulse crop for the Canada Prairies and is becoming an increasingly important source of plant sourced protein. It also has a high content of levodopa (up to 0.1 % of the dry seed weight), a nutraceutical compound fo…
View article: Consumption of Iron-Fortified Lentils Is Protective against Declining Iron Status among Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh: Evidence from a Community-Based Double-Blind, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Consumption of Iron-Fortified Lentils Is Protective against Declining Iron Status among Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh: Evidence from a Community-Based Double-Blind, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial Open
This trial was registered at the clinicaltrials.gov on May 24, 2018 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03516734?locStr=Bangladesh&country=Bangladesh&distance=50&cond=Anemia&intr=Iron%20fortified%20lentils&rank=1) as NCT03516734.
View article: Understanding Genome Structure Facilitates the Use of Wild Lentil Germplasm for Breeding: A Case Study with Shattering Loci
Understanding Genome Structure Facilitates the Use of Wild Lentil Germplasm for Breeding: A Case Study with Shattering Loci Open
Plant breeders are generally reluctant to cross elite crop cultivars with their wild relatives to introgress novel desirable traits due to associated negative traits such as pod shattering. This results in a genetic bottleneck that could b…
View article: QTL Mapping of Seed Fe Concentration in an Interspecific RIL Population Derived from<i>Lens culinaris</i>×<i>Lens ervoides</i>
QTL Mapping of Seed Fe Concentration in an Interspecific RIL Population Derived from<i>Lens culinaris</i>×<i>Lens ervoides</i> Open
Biofortification of lentil ( Lens culinaris Medik.) was investigated to potentially increase bioavailable iron (Fe) in the human diet. This study assessed the genetic variation for seed Fe concentration (SFeC) and identified the genomic re…
View article: A comparative metabolomics investigation of flavonoid variation in faba bean flowers
A comparative metabolomics investigation of flavonoid variation in faba bean flowers Open
Introduction Faba bean ( Vicia faba L.) flowers are edible and used as garnishes because of their aroma, sweet flavor and attractive colors. Anthocyanins are the common plant pigments that give flowers their vivid colors, whereas non-antho…
View article: Mass Spectrometry-Based Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals the Importance of Glycosylated Flavones in Patterned Lentil Seed Coats
Mass Spectrometry-Based Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals the Importance of Glycosylated Flavones in Patterned Lentil Seed Coats Open
Lentil seed coats are rich in antioxidant polyphenols that are important for plant defense and have potential as valorized byproducts. Although biochemical differences among lentil seed coat colors have been previously studied, differences…
View article: Selection of Enzymatic Treatments for Upcycling Lentil Hulls into Ingredients Rich in Oligosaccharides and Free Phenolics
Selection of Enzymatic Treatments for Upcycling Lentil Hulls into Ingredients Rich in Oligosaccharides and Free Phenolics Open
In this study, the comprehensive chemical characterization of red lentil hulls obtained from the industrial production of football and split lentils was described. The lentil hulls were rich in dietary fiber (78.43 g/100 g dry weight with …
View article: Mapping of genomic regions linked to stemphylium blight (Stemphylium botryosum Wallr.) resistance in lentil using linkage mapping and marker-trait association analysis
Mapping of genomic regions linked to stemphylium blight (Stemphylium botryosum Wallr.) resistance in lentil using linkage mapping and marker-trait association analysis Open
Stemphylium blight caused by Stemphylium botryosum, is a foliar disease of lentil. It affects the productivity and milling quality of lentil crops, mainly in South Asia and Canada. Development of stemphylium blight resistant cultivars by i…
View article: Dissection of genotype-by-environment interaction and simultaneous selection for grain yield and stability in faba bean (<i>Vicia faba</i>L.)
Dissection of genotype-by-environment interaction and simultaneous selection for grain yield and stability in faba bean (<i>Vicia faba</i>L.) Open
Increasing faba bean production is indispensable to supply the growing demand for plant-based protein on the global scale. A thorough understanding of genotype (G) × environment (E) interaction (GEI) patterns is critical to developing high…
View article: Mapping of genomic regions linked to stemphylium blight (<i>Stemphylium botryosum</i> Wallr.) resistance in lentil using linkage mapping and marker-trait association analysis
Mapping of genomic regions linked to stemphylium blight (<i>Stemphylium botryosum</i> Wallr.) resistance in lentil using linkage mapping and marker-trait association analysis Open
Stemphylium blight caused by Stemphylium botryosum , is a foliar disease of lentil. It affects the productivity and milling quality of lentil crops, mainly in South Asia and Canada. Development of stemphylium blight resistant cultivars by …
View article: RNA-Seq and Gene Ontology Analysis Reveal Differences Associated With Low R/FR-Induced Shade Responses in Cultivated Lentil and a Wild Relative
RNA-Seq and Gene Ontology Analysis Reveal Differences Associated With Low R/FR-Induced Shade Responses in Cultivated Lentil and a Wild Relative Open
Lentil is an important pulse crop not only because of its high nutrient value but also because of its ecological advantage in a sustainable agricultural system. Our previous work showed that the cultivated lentil and wild lentil germplasm …
View article: Pea-Wheat Rotation Affects Soil Microbiota Diversity, Community Structure, and Soilborne Pathogens
Pea-Wheat Rotation Affects Soil Microbiota Diversity, Community Structure, and Soilborne Pathogens Open
Intensive cultivation based on monocultures has a significant impact on ecosystem function, and sustainable agriculture must rely on alternative methods, including crop rotation. On the Canadian prairies, the use of pulse crops is a common…
View article: CDC Lewochko yellow field pea
CDC Lewochko yellow field pea Open
CDC Lewochko, a yellow cotyledon field pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivar, was released in 2018 by the Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, SK, Canada, for distribution to Select seed growers through the Variety Release Commit…
View article: A semi‐automatic workflow for plot boundary extraction of irregularly sized and spaced field plots from UAV imagery
A semi‐automatic workflow for plot boundary extraction of irregularly sized and spaced field plots from UAV imagery Open
Advances in high‐throughput platforms such as UAVs (unoccupied aerial vehicles) facilitate rapid image‐based phenotypic data acquisition. However, existing plot‐level data extraction methods are unreliable if field plots differ in size and…
View article: Genotypic variability in root length in pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.) and lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medik.) cultivars in a semi‐arid environment based on mini‐rhizotron image capture
Genotypic variability in root length in pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.) and lentil (<i>Lens culinaris</i> Medik.) cultivars in a semi‐arid environment based on mini‐rhizotron image capture Open
Physiological breeding is an approach that complements conventional breeding by providing characterizations of traits present in breeding populations. This allows breeders the ability to choose crosses based on desirable and adaptive trait…
View article: Genomic regions associated with chocolate spot (<i>Botrytis fabae</i>Sard.) resistance in faba bean (<i>Vicia faba</i>L.)
Genomic regions associated with chocolate spot (<i>Botrytis fabae</i>Sard.) resistance in faba bean (<i>Vicia faba</i>L.) Open
Chocolate spot (CS), caused by Botrytis fabae Sard., is an important threat to global faba bean production. Growing resistant faba bean cultivars is, therefore, paramount to preventing yield loss. To date, there have been no reported quant…
View article: Lentil and Fava Bean With Contrasting Germination Kinetics: A Focus on Digestion of Proteins and Bioactivity of Resistant Peptides
Lentil and Fava Bean With Contrasting Germination Kinetics: A Focus on Digestion of Proteins and Bioactivity of Resistant Peptides Open
Germination offers advantages to improve legume protein digestibility as it disintegrates seed structure and hydrolyzes proteins and anti-nutrients. Seed permeability (related to polyphenol content of seed coats) is an important factor aff…
View article: Conventional and Molecular Breeding Tools for Accelerating Genetic Gain in Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.)
Conventional and Molecular Breeding Tools for Accelerating Genetic Gain in Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.) Open
Faba bean is a cool-season grain legume crop, which is grown worldwide for food and feed. Despite a decrease in area under faba bean in the past, the interest in growing faba bean is increasing globally due to its high seed protein content…
View article: Identification of anthracnose race 1 resistance loci in lentil by integrating linkage mapping and genome‐wide association study
Identification of anthracnose race 1 resistance loci in lentil by integrating linkage mapping and genome‐wide association study Open
Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum lentis , is a devastating disease of lentil ( Lens culinaris Medik.) in western Canada. Growing resistant lentil cultivars is the most cost‐effective and environmentally friendly approach to prevent se…
View article: Genomic rearrangements have consequences for introgression breeding as revealed by genome assemblies of wild and cultivated lentil species
Genomic rearrangements have consequences for introgression breeding as revealed by genome assemblies of wild and cultivated lentil species Open
Understanding the genomic relationship between wild and cultivated genomes would facilitate access to the untapped variability found in crop wild relatives. We developed genome assemblies of a cultivated lentil ( Lens culinaris ) as well a…
View article: Diversity in Surface Microstructures of Trichomes, Epidermal Cells, and Stomata in Lentil Germplasm
Diversity in Surface Microstructures of Trichomes, Epidermal Cells, and Stomata in Lentil Germplasm Open
To develop crops capable of withstanding challenges posed by climate change, breeding strategies must focus on addressing multiple stresses occurring concurrently in plants. Leaf epidermal structures such as trichomes, stomata, and epiderm…