1Medicinal Chemistry, Hi-tech Agriculture and Bioactive Compounds Research Group, School of Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2Faculty of Applied Technology, School of Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
3Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
4Faculty of Natural Sciences, Quynhon University, Quynhon, Binhdinh590000, Vietnam
5Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Vietnam
6Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
*Corresponding Author: P.T.T. Ha, Medicinal Chemistry, Hi-tech Agriculture and Bioactive Compounds Research Group, School of Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Email: ha.ptt@vlu.edu.vn
Online Published on 01 December, 2023.
Assessing agronomic and nutritional characteristics is one of the primary goals for assisting plant scientists in selecting promising grain legume crops for future food and nutritional security and increasing the income of smallholder farmers.
The experiment was conducted from September 2021 to February 2022 at the greenhouse of GRIS, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam. Yield components, agronomic characteristics and biochemical and nutritional parameters of two varieties of tropical beans (Velvet White bean and Red cowpea), two varieties of temperate beans (Dwarf Stick bean and soybean) and two varieties of wild beans when grown in Vietnam were evaluated in the present study.
The results revealed the presence of a wide range of phenotypic variations in dry bean germplasm. The biochemical and nutritional properties of the bean types investigated revealed that the Velvet White Bean had a higher phenol content (0.42 mg GAE g-1) and a lower phytic acid concentration (2.87 µg mL-1) than the other species. The Dwarf stick vean had the highest flavonoid concentration among the types (0.017 mg RE g-1) while the crude protein content of soybean (38.2 mg g-1) was the highest. These findings serve as a foundation for breeders in selecting promising legumes to breed for Vietnam.
Agronomic, Beans, Flavonoid, Growth, Phenolic, Phytic acid, Protein, Yield
